lib/mongoid-preferences/preferences/preferenceable.rb in mongoid-preferences-0.0.2 vs lib/mongoid-preferences/preferences/preferenceable.rb in mongoid-preferences-0.0.3

@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@
         end
 
         # Returns a hash of preferences merged from file and model
         def merged_preferences
           # get the preferences from model
-          model_preferences_hash = self.read_attribute(:preferences)
+          model_preferences_hash = HashWithIndifferentAccess.new(self.read_attribute(:preferences))
           # get the default preferences form file
           default_preferences_hash = default_preferences
           # merge the preferences
           default_preferences_hash.each_key do |key|
             default_preferences_hash[key][:preferences].each do |preference|
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