diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 1a5215ca309860a58899e7b145d13767f92c831d..13d8d2a3e0ad1ce48c15f5b4bbf1fce3f12e8b3b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   before_filter :configure_permitted_parameters, if: :devise_controller?
   before_filter :require_email, unless: :devise_controller?
 
-  protect_from_forgery
+  protect_from_forgery with: :exception
 
   helper_method :abilities, :can?