diff --git a/routes/report.rb b/routes/report.rb
index 9a2875a2..e59fd0c4 100644
--- a/routes/report.rb
+++ b/routes/report.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
   @report.scoring = set_scoring(config_options)
   @report.save
 
+  # compensate for datamappers oddness
+  @report1 = get_report(@report.id)
+
   redirect to("/report/#{@report.id}/edit")
 end