diff --git a/app/controllers/followups_controller.rb b/app/controllers/followups_controller.rb
index ea8b1bca62..d1933bc6f9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/followups_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/followups_controller.rb
@@ -190,11 +190,11 @@ def set_incoming_message
   def set_info_request
     if current_user
       @info_request = current_user.info_requests.
-        find_by_url_title(params[:url_title])
+        find_by(url_title: params[:url_title])
     end
 
     @info_request ||= InfoRequest.not_embargoed.
-      find_by_url_title!(params[:url_title])
+      find_by!(url_title: params[:url_title])
   end
 
   def set_last_request_data