diff --git a/app/controllers/habits_controller.rb b/app/controllers/habits_controller.rb
index a2f72e2f1c..4757463c22 100644
--- a/app/controllers/habits_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/habits_controller.rb
@@ -34,13 +34,8 @@ class HabitsController < ApplicationController
 
   def update
     @habit = current_user.habits.find(params[:id])
-    test = params[:habit]
-    user_stats = params[:habit][:user_stats]
-    params[:habit].delete('user_stats')
-    @habit.user.lvl = user_stats['lvl']
-    @habit.user.exp = user_stats['exp']
-    @habit.user.money = user_stats['money']
-    @habit.user.save
+    user_stats = params[:habit].delete('user_stats')
+    @habit.user.update_attributes({:lvl => user_stats['lvl'], :exp => user_stats['exp'], :money => user_stats['money']})
 
     respond_to do |format|
       if @habit.update_attributes(params[:habit])
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index f7c323f773..ff20afa025 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
          :recoverable, :rememberable, :trackable, :validatable
 
   # Setup accessible (or protected) attributes for your model
-  attr_accessible :email, :password, :password_confirmation, :remember_me
+  attr_accessible :email, :password, :password_confirmation, :remember_me, :lvl, :exp, :money
   
   has_many :habits, :dependent => :destroy
   has_many :rewards, :dependent => :destroy