Apologies, I misread your post. I thought you implied that you were saving a model in a controller before filter, and that was halting your controller. My bad, as you were then ;) Glenn -- Ruby Pond Ltd 7 Clarence Pde, Cheltenham, GL5 03NY United Kingdom T: 0207 183 2224 F: 0207 183 2223 W: http://rubypond.com/