diff --git a/app/helpers/orbit_form_helper.rb b/app/helpers/orbit_form_helper.rb
index 30133f19..df7bffa6 100644
--- a/app/helpers/orbit_form_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/orbit_form_helper.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module OrbitFormHelper
     options[:icon_date] ||= 'icons-calendar'
     options[:icon_clear] ||= 'icons-cross-3'
     options[:input_class] ||= 'input-large'
-    options[:value] ||= options[:object][method] if options[:object] && options[:object][method]
+    options[:value] ||= options[:object].send(method) if options[:object] && options[:object][method]
     case options[:picker_type]
     when 'date'
       content_tag :div, :id => options[:id], :class => options[:class] do