diff --git a/spec/database.rb b/spec/database.rb
index 4e7ccbd..561d85f 100644
--- a/spec/database.rb
+++ b/spec/database.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ ActiveRecord::Migration.suppress_messages do
     end
   end
 
+  ActiveRecord::Migration.create_table "cards", :force => true do |t|
+    t.string "status"
+  end
+
   ActiveRecord::Migration.create_table "simple_new_dsls", :force => true do |t|
     t.string "status"
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/active_record/with_enum.rb b/spec/models/active_record/with_enum.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5f3634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/active_record/with_enum.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+class WithEnum < ActiveRecord::Base
+  include AASM
+
+  enum :status => {
+    :opened => 0,
+    :closed => 1
+  }
+
+  # Fake this column for testing purposes
+  # attr_accessor :aasm_state
+
+  def self.test
+    {}
+  end
+
+  aasm :enum => true, :column => :status, :skip_validation_on_save => true, :no_direct_assignment => true do
+    state :opened
+    state :closed
+
+    event :close do
+      transitions :from => :opened, :to => :closed
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/persistence.rb b/spec/models/persistence.rb
index 2cf11fd..90e584c 100644
--- a/spec/models/persistence.rb
+++ b/spec/models/persistence.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,29 @@ class FalseState < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 end
 
+class Card < ActiveRecord::Base
+  include AASM
+  enum status: {
+    default: 0,
+    published: 1,
+    deleted: 2
+  }
+
+  aasm column: :status, enum: true, skip_validation_on_save: true, no_direct_assignment: true do
+    state :default, initial: true
+    state :published
+    state :deleted
+
+    event :publish do
+      transitions from: :default, to: :published
+    end
+
+    event :delete do
+      transitions from: :published, to: :deleted
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 class WithEnum < ActiveRecord::Base
   include AASM
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/persistence/active_record_persistence_spec.rb b/spec/unit/persistence/active_record_persistence_spec.rb
index b7ca0fd..0befa42 100644
--- a/spec/unit/persistence/active_record_persistence_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/persistence/active_record_persistence_spec.rb
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe "instance methods" do
         end
       end
     end
-  end
+  end # aasm_enum
 
   context "when AASM is configured to use enum" do
     let(:state_sym) { :running }
@@ -166,6 +166,13 @@ describe "instance methods" do
       end
     end
 
+    describe "enum real life error" do
+      it "should reproduce the problem" do
+        card = Card.new
+        require 'pry'; binding.pry
+      end
+    end
+
     describe "aasm_write_state_without_persistence" do
       it "delegates state update to the helper method" do
         gate.aasm_write_state_without_persistence state_sym