diff --git a/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb
index f00cb0d..7bf5895 100644
--- a/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base
 	default from: "Bike!Bike! <noreply@bikebike.org>"
 
 	def email_confirmation(confirmation)
-		@confirmation = confirmation
+		@confirmation = EmailConfirmation.find(confirmation)
 		@subject = _'email.subject.confirm_email','Please confirm your email address'
-		mail to: confirmation.user.named_email, subject: @subject
+		mail to: @confirmation.user.named_email, subject: @subject
 	end
 
 	def registration_confirmation(registration)