diff --git a/src/controllers/coupon.js b/src/controllers/coupon.js
index fb1a5c251d..f1a95ad141 100644
--- a/src/controllers/coupon.js
+++ b/src/controllers/coupon.js
@@ -15,21 +15,6 @@ api.generateCoupons = function(req,res,next) {
     if(err) return next(err);
     res.send(200);
   });
-
-//  var skip, count=req.params.count || 1;
-//  async.waterfall([
-//    function(cb) {
-//      Coupon.findOne({}, {}, {sort: '-seq'}, cb);
-//    },
-//    function(_lastCoupon,cb){
-//      skip = _lastCoupon ? _lastCoupon.seq : 0;
-//      Coupon.generate(req.params.event, count, cb);
-//    }
-//  ], function(err){
-//    if (err) return next(err);
-//    //res.redirect('/api/v2/coupons?skip='+skip+'&limit='+count);
-//    res.send(200);
-//  })
 }
 
 api.getCoupons = function(req,res,next) {
diff --git a/src/models/coupon.js b/src/models/coupon.js
index 8905ed0320..b721331f02 100644
--- a/src/models/coupon.js
+++ b/src/models/coupon.js
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ CouponSchema.statics.apply = function(user, code, next){
   var _coupon,_user;
   async.waterfall([
     function(cb) {
-      mongoose.model('Coupon').findById(code, cb);
+      mongoose.model('Coupon').findById(cc.validate(code), cb);
     },
     function(coupon, cb) {
       _coupon = coupon;
-      if (_.isEmpty(cc.validate(code)) || !coupon) return cb("Invalid coupon code");
+      if (!coupon) return cb("Invalid coupon code");
       if (coupon.user) return cb("Coupon already used");
       switch (coupon.event) {
         case 'wondercon':