diff --git a/lib/cloudinary/carrier_wave/process.rb b/lib/cloudinary/carrier_wave/process.rb
index 54e9aea0..5ee32889 100644
--- a/lib/cloudinary/carrier_wave/process.rb
+++ b/lib/cloudinary/carrier_wave/process.rb
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def store!(new_file=nil)
     super
 
     column = model.send(:_mounter, mounted_as).send(:serialization_column)
-    identifier = model.send(:attribute, column)
+    identifier = model.read_attribute(column)
     retrieve_from_store!(identifier) unless identifier.nil?
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/carriewave.rb b/spec/carriewave_spec.rb
similarity index 91%
rename from spec/carriewave.rb
rename to spec/carriewave_spec.rb
index 318b6595..db26b85f 100644
--- a/spec/carriewave.rb
+++ b/spec/carriewave_spec.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class SanitizedFile; end
     subject { uploader.store! }
 
     it 'triggers `#retrieve_from_store!` after `#store!` executed to populate @file and @identifier' do
-      expect(model).to receive(:attribute).with(column).and_return(identifier)
+      expect(model).to receive(:read_attribute).with(column).and_return(identifier)
       expect(uploader).to receive(:retrieve_from_store!).with(identifier)
 
       subject