diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 341cf11..7dff5b8 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.0
\ No newline at end of file
+0.2.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kontoapi-rails.gemspec b/kontoapi-rails.gemspec
index cd5e10b..dff8187 100644
--- a/kontoapi-rails.gemspec
+++ b/kontoapi-rails.gemspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = "kontoapi-rails"
-  s.version = "0.2.0"
+  s.version = "0.2.1"
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Jan Schwenzien"]
diff --git a/lib/kontoapi-rails/orm/active_record_extension.rb b/lib/kontoapi-rails/orm/active_record_extension.rb
index d9c10ce..1a343a1 100644
--- a/lib/kontoapi-rails/orm/active_record_extension.rb
+++ b/lib/kontoapi-rails/orm/active_record_extension.rb
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ def validates_iban(field, options={})
           value = send(field)
           return true if options[:allow_nil] && value.nil?
           begin
-            record.errors.add(field, :invalid) unless KontoAPI::valid?( :iban => value )
+            errors.add(field, :invalid) unless KontoAPI::valid?( :iban => value )
           rescue Timeout::Error => ex
             case options[:on_timeout]
             when :fail
-              record.errors.add(field, :timeout)
+              errors.add(field, :timeout)
             when :ignore
               # nop
             end
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ def validates_bic(field, options={})
           value = send(field)
           return true if options[:allow_nil] && value.nil?
           begin
-            record.errors.add(field, :invalid) unless KontoAPI::valid?( :bic => send(field) )
+            errors.add(field, :invalid) unless KontoAPI::valid?( :bic => send(field) )
           rescue Timeout::Error => ex
             case options[:on_timeout]
             when :fail
-              record.errors.add(field, :timeout)
+              errors.add(field, :timeout)
             when :ignore
               # nop
             end