diff --git a/lib/factory_girl/association_runner.rb b/lib/factory_girl/association_runner.rb
index 03a67c6..d675c57 100644
--- a/lib/factory_girl/association_runner.rb
+++ b/lib/factory_girl/association_runner.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-require "active_support/core_ext/hash/except"
-
 module FactoryGirl
   class AssociationRunner
-    def initialize(factory_name)
-      @factory_name = factory_name
+    def initialize(factory_name, strategy_name_or_object, overrides)
+      @factory_name            = factory_name
+      @strategy_name_or_object = strategy_name_or_object
+      @overrides               = overrides
     end
 
-    def run(strategy_name_or_object, overrides)
+    def run(strategy_override = nil)
+      strategy_name_or_object = strategy_override || @strategy_name_or_object
       strategy = StrategyCalculator.new(strategy_name_or_object).strategy
-      factory.run(strategy, overrides.except(:method))
+      factory.run(strategy, @overrides)
     end
 
     private
diff --git a/lib/factory_girl/evaluator.rb b/lib/factory_girl/evaluator.rb
index 1dbd83d..1b7755f 100644
--- a/lib/factory_girl/evaluator.rb
+++ b/lib/factory_girl/evaluator.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require "active_support/core_ext/hash/except"
 require "active_support/core_ext/class/attribute"
 
 module FactoryGirl
@@ -30,8 +31,9 @@ module FactoryGirl
     end
 
     def association(factory_name, overrides = {})
-      runner = AssociationRunner.new(factory_name)
-      @build_strategy.association(runner, overrides)
+      strategy_name = overrides.delete(:method)
+      runner = AssociationRunner.new(factory_name, strategy_name, overrides)
+      @build_strategy.association(runner)
     end
 
     def instance=(object_instance)
diff --git a/lib/factory_girl/strategy/attributes_for.rb b/lib/factory_girl/strategy/attributes_for.rb
index 2611695..6fb51fc 100644
--- a/lib/factory_girl/strategy/attributes_for.rb
+++ b/lib/factory_girl/strategy/attributes_for.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module FactoryGirl
   class Strategy #:nodoc:
     class AttributesFor < Strategy #:nodoc:
-      def association(runner, overrides)
+      def association(runner)
       end
 
       def result(attribute_assigner, to_create)
diff --git a/lib/factory_girl/strategy/build.rb b/lib/factory_girl/strategy/build.rb
index 54e5b49..4832ac3 100644
--- a/lib/factory_girl/strategy/build.rb
+++ b/lib/factory_girl/strategy/build.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module FactoryGirl
   class Strategy #:nodoc:
     class Build < Strategy #:nodoc:
-      def association(runner, overrides)
-        runner.run(overrides[:method], overrides)
+      def association(runner)
+        runner.run
       end
 
       def result(attribute_assigner, to_create)
diff --git a/lib/factory_girl/strategy/create.rb b/lib/factory_girl/strategy/create.rb
index 0d8d3f5..4cf2be1 100644
--- a/lib/factory_girl/strategy/create.rb
+++ b/lib/factory_girl/strategy/create.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module FactoryGirl
   class Strategy #:nodoc:
     class Create < Strategy #:nodoc:
-      def association(runner, overrides)
-        runner.run(overrides[:method], overrides)
+      def association(runner)
+        runner.run
       end
 
       def result(attribute_assigner, to_create)
diff --git a/lib/factory_girl/strategy/stub.rb b/lib/factory_girl/strategy/stub.rb
index b51ae92..ca8740a 100644
--- a/lib/factory_girl/strategy/stub.rb
+++ b/lib/factory_girl/strategy/stub.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ module FactoryGirl
     class Stub < Strategy #:nodoc:
       @@next_id = 1000
 
-      def association(runner, overrides)
-        runner.run(Strategy::Stub, overrides)
+      def association(runner)
+        runner.run(Strategy::Stub)
       end
 
       def result(attribute_assigner, to_create)
diff --git a/spec/factory_girl/association_runner_spec.rb b/spec/factory_girl/association_runner_spec.rb
index 23bc7df..713711b 100644
--- a/spec/factory_girl/association_runner_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/factory_girl/association_runner_spec.rb
@@ -8,24 +8,24 @@ describe FactoryGirl::AssociationRunner do
     FactoryGirl.stubs(:factory_by_name => factory)
   end
 
-  it "runs a strategy based on a factory name" do
-    FactoryGirl::AssociationRunner.new(:user).run(FactoryGirl::Strategy::Build, {})
-    factory.should have_received(:run).with(FactoryGirl::Strategy::Build, {})
-  end
-
-  it "strips only method from overrides" do
-    FactoryGirl::AssociationRunner.new(:user).run(FactoryGirl::Strategy::Build, { :method => :build, :name => "John" })
-    factory.should have_received(:run).with(FactoryGirl::Strategy::Build, { :name => "John" })
+  it "passes all overrides to the factory" do
+    FactoryGirl::AssociationRunner.new(:user, FactoryGirl::Strategy::Build, :method => :build, :name => "John").run
+    factory.should have_received(:run).with(FactoryGirl::Strategy::Build, :method => :build, :name => "John")
   end
 
   it "runs a strategy inferred by name based on a factory name" do
-    FactoryGirl::AssociationRunner.new(:user).run(:build, { :method => :build, :name => "John" })
-    factory.should have_received(:run).with(FactoryGirl::Strategy::Build, { :name => "John" })
+    FactoryGirl::AssociationRunner.new(:user, :build, :method => :build, :name => "John").run
+    factory.should have_received(:run).with(FactoryGirl::Strategy::Build, :method => :build, :name => "John")
+  end
+
+  it "allows overriding strategy" do
+    FactoryGirl::AssociationRunner.new(:user, :build, :method => :build, :name => "John").run(FactoryGirl::Strategy::Create)
+    factory.should have_received(:run).with(FactoryGirl::Strategy::Create, :method => :build, :name => "John")
   end
 
   it "raises if the strategy cannot be inferred" do
     expect do
-      FactoryGirl::AssociationRunner.new(:user).run(:bogus_strategy, { :method => :build, :name => "John" })
+      FactoryGirl::AssociationRunner.new(:user, :bogus_strategy, :method => :build, :name => "John").run
     end.to raise_error("unrecognized method bogus_strategy")
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_examples/strategy.rb b/spec/support/shared_examples/strategy.rb
index 3d6a478..18102c8 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_examples/strategy.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_examples/strategy.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ shared_examples_for "strategy without association support" do
   let(:attribute) { FactoryGirl::Attribute::Association.new(:user, :user, {}) }
 
   def association_named(name, overrides)
-    runner = FactoryGirl::AssociationRunner.new(name)
-    subject.association(runner, overrides)
+    runner = FactoryGirl::AssociationRunner.new(name, :build, overrides)
+    subject.association(runner)
   end
 
   it "returns nil when accessing an association" do
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ end
 shared_examples_for "strategy with association support" do |factory_girl_strategy_class|
   let(:factory) { stub("associate_factory") }
 
-  def association_named(name, overrides)
-    runner = FactoryGirl::AssociationRunner.new(name)
-    subject.association(runner, overrides)
+  def association_named(name, strategy, overrides)
+    runner = FactoryGirl::AssociationRunner.new(name, strategy, overrides)
+    subject.association(runner)
   end
 
   before do
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ shared_examples_for "strategy with association support" do |factory_girl_strateg
   end
 
   it "runs the factory with the correct overrides" do
-    association_named(:author, :great => "value")
+    association_named(:author, factory_girl_strategy_class, :great => "value")
     factory.should have_received(:run).with(factory_girl_strategy_class, :great => "value")
   end
 
   it "finds the factory with the correct factory name" do
-    association_named(:author, :great => "value")
+    association_named(:author, factory_girl_strategy_class, :great => "value")
     FactoryGirl.should have_received(:factory_by_name).with(:author)
   end
 end
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ shared_examples_for "strategy with :method => :build" do |factory_girl_strategy_
   let(:factory) { stub("associate_factory") }
 
   def association_named(name, overrides)
-    runner = FactoryGirl::AssociationRunner.new(name)
-    subject.association(runner, overrides)
+    strategy = overrides.delete(:method)
+    runner = FactoryGirl::AssociationRunner.new(name, strategy, overrides)
+    subject.association(runner)
   end
 
   before do