diff --git a/app/models/article.rb b/app/models/article.rb
index bc6e5f5..367ce97 100644
--- a/app/models/article.rb
+++ b/app/models/article.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
   def initialize(*params)
     super
 
-    if !params.blank? && params.first.has_key?(:profile)
+    if !params.blank? && params.first[:profile]
       profile = params.first[:profile]
       self.published = false unless profile.public?
     end
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