diff --git a/app/controllers/exercise_answers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/exercise_answers_controller.rb
index ff0549375..d74e14fe1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/exercise_answers_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/exercise_answers_controller.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class ExerciseAnswersController < ApplicationController
           }
           ea_answer = ea.search_answer_users("exercise_choice_id",choice_id)
           if ea.present? && ea_answer.present?
-            ea_answer.update(answer_option)
+            ea_answer.update!(answer_option)
           else
             ex_new = ExerciseAnswer.new(answer_option)
             ex_new.save!