diff --git a/app/models/writing_conference.rb b/app/models/writing_conference.rb
index 9330fc4..2000d2e 100644
--- a/app/models/writing_conference.rb
+++ b/app/models/writing_conference.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 class WritingConference
   include Mongoid::Document
   include Mongoid::Timestamps
-  include Admin::PersonalConferencesHelper
+  ActiveSupport.on_load(:after_initialize) { WritingConference.include Admin::PersonalConferencesHelper }
   include OrbitModel::Status
   include OrbitTag::Taggable
-  include MemberHelper
+  ActiveSupport.on_load(:after_initialize) { WritingConference.include MemberHelper }
   include Slug
   HideTimeInLinK = (File.exist?("#{Rails.root}/hide_time_fields_for_plugins.txt") rescue false)
   field :paper_title, as: :slug_title, localize: true