diff --git a/app/controllers/devise/sessions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/devise/sessions_controller.rb
index a2c7c3b1..69579030 100644
--- a/app/controllers/devise/sessions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/devise/sessions_controller.rb
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ class Devise::SessionsController < DeviseController
   def new
     resource = build_resource
     clean_up_passwords(resource)
-    respond_with(resource, stub_options(resource))
+    respond_with(resource, serialize_options(resource))
   end
 
   # POST /resource/sign_in
   def create
-    resource = warden.authenticate!(:scope => resource_name, :recall => "#{controller_path}#new")
+    resource = warden.authenticate!(auth_options)
     set_flash_message(:notice, :signed_in) if is_navigational_format?
     sign_in(resource_name, resource)
     respond_with resource, :location => after_sign_in_path_for(resource)
@@ -38,11 +38,15 @@ class Devise::SessionsController < DeviseController
 
   protected
 
-  def stub_options(resource)
+  def serialize_options(resource)
     methods = resource_class.authentication_keys.dup
     methods = methods.keys if methods.is_a?(Hash)
     methods << :password if resource.respond_to?(:password)
     { :methods => methods, :only => [:password] }
   end
+
+  def auth_options
+    { :scope => resource_name, :recall => "#{controller_path}#new" }
+  end
 end