diff --git a/lib/factory_girl/definition.rb b/lib/factory_girl/definition.rb
index 210eadd96..f5cb42343 100644
--- a/lib/factory_girl/definition.rb
+++ b/lib/factory_girl/definition.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ def initialize(name = nil)
       @declarations   = DeclarationList.new(name)
       @callbacks      = []
       @defined_traits = []
-      @to_create      = nil
+      @to_create      = lambda {|instance| instance.save! }
       @traits         = []
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/factory_girl/proxy/create.rb b/lib/factory_girl/proxy/create.rb
index c92f3df09..101e02815 100644
--- a/lib/factory_girl/proxy/create.rb
+++ b/lib/factory_girl/proxy/create.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ class Create < Build #:nodoc:
       def result(to_create)
         super
 
-        to_create ||= lambda {|instance| instance.save! }
         to_create[@instance]
 
         run_callbacks(:after_create)
diff --git a/spec/factory_girl/definition_spec.rb b/spec/factory_girl/definition_spec.rb
index 4ea0079a2..e70794970 100644
--- a/spec/factory_girl/definition_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/factory_girl/definition_spec.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,13 @@
 end
 
 describe FactoryGirl::Definition, "#to_create" do
-  its(:to_create) { should be_nil }
+  its(:to_create) { should be_a(Proc) }
+
+  it "calls save! on the object when run" do
+    instance = stub("model instance", :save! => true)
+    subject.to_create[instance]
+    instance.should have_received(:save!).once
+  end
 
   it "returns the assigned value when given a block" do
     block = proc { nil }
diff --git a/spec/factory_girl/factory_spec.rb b/spec/factory_girl/factory_spec.rb
index 874e4c880..9ebecd9c1 100644
--- a/spec/factory_girl/factory_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/factory_girl/factory_spec.rb
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 
   it "returns the result from the proxy when running" do
     subject.run(FactoryGirl::Proxy::Build, {}).should == "result"
-    proxy.should have_received(:result).with(nil)
+    proxy.should have_received(:result).with(subject.definition.to_create)
   end
 
   it "sets overrides once on the factory" do
diff --git a/spec/factory_girl/proxy/create_spec.rb b/spec/factory_girl/proxy/create_spec.rb
index 75fa2625d..fc107a081 100644
--- a/spec/factory_girl/proxy/create_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/factory_girl/proxy/create_spec.rb
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@
   it_should_behave_like "proxy with callbacks", :after_build
   it_should_behave_like "proxy with callbacks", :after_create
 
-  it "saves the instance before returning the result" do
-    subject.result(nil)
-    instance.should have_received(:save!)
-  end
-
   it "runs a custom create block" do
     block_run = false
     block = lambda {|instance| block_run = true }
@@ -23,7 +18,6 @@
     instance.should have_received(:save!).never
     block_run.should be_true
   end
-
 end
 
 describe FactoryGirl::Proxy::Create, "when running callbacks" do
@@ -38,7 +32,7 @@
   subject { FactoryGirl::Proxy::Create.new(proxy_class, [after_create_one, after_create_two, after_build_one]) }
 
   it "runs callbacks in the correct order" do
-    subject.result(nil)
+    subject.result(lambda {|instance| instance })
     callback_result.should == [:after_build_one, :after_create_one, :after_create_two]
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_examples/proxy.rb b/spec/support/shared_examples/proxy.rb
index 144010894..f59e808f2 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_examples/proxy.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_examples/proxy.rb
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@
   subject        { described_class.new(proxy_class, [callback]) }
 
   it "runs the #{callback_name} callback" do
-    subject.result(nil)
+    subject.result(lambda {|instance| instance })
     callback_instance.should have_received(:foo).once
   end
 
   it "returns the proxy instance" do
-    subject.result(nil).should == instance
+    subject.result(lambda {|instance| instance }).should == instance
   end
 end