diff --git a/app/models/journal.rb b/app/models/journal.rb
index 0b807fb2..c7818d76 100644
--- a/app/models/journal.rb
+++ b/app/models/journal.rb
@@ -28,9 +28,12 @@ class Journal < ActiveRecord::Base
   # subclasses will be given an actual class name when they are created by aaj
   #
   #  e.g. IssueJournal will get :class_name => 'Issue'
-  belongs_to :journaled, :touch => true, :class_name => 'Journal'
+  belongs_to :journaled, :class_name => 'Journal'
   belongs_to :user
 
+  # "touch" the journaled object on creation
+  after_create :touch_journaled_after_creation
+
   # ActiveRecord::Base#changes is an existing method, so before serializing the +changes+ column,
   # the existing +changes+ method is undefined. The overridden +changes+ method pertained to
   # dirty attributes, but will not affect the partial updates functionality as that's based on
@@ -38,6 +41,10 @@ class Journal < ActiveRecord::Base
   # undef_method :changes
   serialize :changes, Hash
 
+  def touch_journaled_after_creation
+    journaled.touch
+  end
+
   # In conjunction with the included Comparable module, allows comparison of journal records
   # based on their corresponding version numbers, creation timestamps and IDs.
   def <=>(other)