diff --git a/laravel/database/eloquent/model.php b/laravel/database/eloquent/model.php
index 53ff52c3..3ab50c74 100644
--- a/laravel/database/eloquent/model.php
+++ b/laravel/database/eloquent/model.php
@@ -698,11 +698,11 @@ abstract class Model {
 		// to perform the appropriate action based on the method.
 		if (starts_with($method, 'get_'))
 		{
-			return $this->attributes[substr($method, 4)];
+			return $this->get_attribute(substr($method, 4));
 		}
 		elseif (starts_with($method, 'set_'))
 		{
-			$this->attributes[substr($method, 4)] = $parameters[0];
+			$this->set_attribute(substr($method, 4), $parameters[0]);
 		}
 
 		// Finally we will assume that the method is actually the beginning of a
diff --git a/laravel/documentation/changes.md b/laravel/documentation/changes.md
index 0047ff83..78298186 100644
--- a/laravel/documentation/changes.md
+++ b/laravel/documentation/changes.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 - Fixed replacement of optional parameters in URL::transpose method.
 - Improved View performance by only loading contents from file once.
 - Fix handling of URLs beginning with has in URL::to.
+- Fix the resolution of unset Eloquent attributes.
 
 <a name="upgrade-3.2"></a>
 ## Upgrading From 3.1