diff --git a/app/controllers/crops_controller.rb b/app/controllers/crops_controller.rb
index 48f8342f0..2b5e2f22e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/crops_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/crops_controller.rb
@@ -146,6 +146,6 @@ class CropsController < ApplicationController
   private
 
   def crop_params
-    params.require(:crop).permit(:en_wikipedia_url, :name, :parent_id, :creator_id, :scientific_names_attributes)
+    params.require(:crop).permit(:en_wikipedia_url, :name, :parent_id, :creator_id, :scientific_names_attributes => [:scientific_name])
   end
 end
diff --git a/config/environments/staging.rb b/config/environments/staging.rb
index d8f0e530c..150c62d8c 100644
--- a/config/environments/staging.rb
+++ b/config/environments/staging.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Growstuff::Application.configure do
   # Settings specified here will take precedence over those in config/application.rb
 
+  config.action_controller.action_on_unpermitted_parameters = :raise
+  
   # Eager load code on boot. This eager loads most of Rails and
   # your application in memory, allowing both threaded web servers
   # and those relying on copy on write to perform better.
diff --git a/spec/features/crops/crop_wranglers_spec.rb b/spec/features/crops/crop_wranglers_spec.rb
index 26259e3a9..0e0b08fbe 100644
--- a/spec/features/crops/crop_wranglers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/crops/crop_wranglers_spec.rb
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ feature "crop wranglers" do
       click_link 'Add Crop'
       fill_in 'Name', with: "aubergine"
       fill_in 'Wikipedia URL', with: "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maize"
+      fill_in 'crop_scientific_names_attributes_0_scientific_name', with: "planticus maximus"
       click_on 'Save'
       expect(page).to have_content 'Crop was successfully created'
+      expect(page).to have_content 'planticus maximus'
     end
     
   end