diff --git a/app/models/writing_conference.rb b/app/models/writing_conference.rb
index d28cd54..6b2b710 100644
--- a/app/models/writing_conference.rb
+++ b/app/models/writing_conference.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class WritingConference
     # end
     # title << self.year
 
-    title.join(', ')
+    title = title.join(', ')
     title.gsub(/\s+/, "").chomp(",")
   end