diff --git a/lib/aasm/base.rb b/lib/aasm/base.rb
index a9c30b3..930da8f 100644
--- a/lib/aasm/base.rb
+++ b/lib/aasm/base.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module AASM
       @name = name
       # @state_machine = @klass.aasm(@name).state_machine
       @state_machine = state_machine
-      @state_machine.config.column ||= (options[:column] || :aasm_state).to_sym # aasm4
+      @state_machine.config.column ||= (options[:column] || default_column).to_sym
       # @state_machine.config.column = options[:column].to_sym if options[:column] # master
       @options = options
 
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ module AASM
 
     private
 
+    def default_column
+      @name.to_sym == :default ? :aasm_state : @name.to_sym
+    end
+
     def configure(key, default_value)
       if @options.key?(key)
         @state_machine.config.send("#{key}=", @options[key])
diff --git a/spec/models/active_record/basic_active_record_two_state_machines_example.rb b/spec/models/active_record/basic_active_record_two_state_machines_example.rb
index 1bb2169..9502159 100644
--- a/spec/models/active_record/basic_active_record_two_state_machines_example.rb
+++ b/spec/models/active_record/basic_active_record_two_state_machines_example.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class BasicActiveRecordTwoStateMachinesExample < ActiveRecord::Base
   include AASM
 
-  aasm :search, :column => :search do
+  aasm :search do
     state :initialised, :initial => true
     state :queried
     state :requested
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class BasicActiveRecordTwoStateMachinesExample < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
   end
 
-  aasm :sync, :column => :sync do
+  aasm :sync do
     state :unsynced, :initial => true
     state :synced
 
diff --git a/spec/models/active_record/gate.rb b/spec/models/active_record/gate.rb
index 7fcc70a..5f7b688 100644
--- a/spec/models/active_record/gate.rb
+++ b/spec/models/active_record/gate.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class MultipleGate < ActiveRecord::Base
     'value'
   end
 
-  aasm :left do
+  aasm :left, :column => :aasm_state do
     state :opened
     state :closed
 
diff --git a/spec/models/active_record/no_direct_assignment.rb b/spec/models/active_record/no_direct_assignment.rb
index fc942c1..978d49e 100644
--- a/spec/models/active_record/no_direct_assignment.rb
+++ b/spec/models/active_record/no_direct_assignment.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ end
 
 class MultipleNoDirectAssignment < ActiveRecord::Base
   include AASM
-  aasm :left, :no_direct_assignment => true do
+  aasm :left, :column => :aasm_state, :no_direct_assignment => true do
     state :pending, :initial => true
     state :running
     event :run do
diff --git a/spec/models/active_record/no_scope.rb b/spec/models/active_record/no_scope.rb
index 13d7169..2d70cfc 100644
--- a/spec/models/active_record/no_scope.rb
+++ b/spec/models/active_record/no_scope.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ end
 
 class MultipleNoScope < ActiveRecord::Base
   include AASM
-  aasm :left, :create_scopes => false do
+  aasm :left, :column => :aasm_state, :create_scopes => false do
     state :pending, :initial => true
     state :running
     event :run do
diff --git a/spec/models/active_record/thief.rb b/spec/models/active_record/thief.rb
index 9dd90d9..572b60f 100644
--- a/spec/models/active_record/thief.rb
+++ b/spec/models/active_record/thief.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class MultipleThief < ActiveRecord::Base
     set_table_name "multiple_thieves"
   end
   include AASM
-  aasm :left do
+  aasm :left, :column => :aasm_state do
     state :rich
     state :jailed
     initial_state Proc.new {|thief| thief.skilled ? :rich : :jailed }