diff --git a/js/conversation_controller.js b/js/conversation_controller.js
index 54719049b3a8..a8bae85115c7 100644
--- a/js/conversation_controller.js
+++ b/js/conversation_controller.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         getUnsafe: function(id) {
             return conversations.get(id);
         },
-        createTemporary: function(attributes) {
+        dangerouslyCreateAndAdd: function(attributes) {
             return conversations.add(attributes);
         },
         getOrCreate: function(id, type) {
diff --git a/js/views/conversation_search_view.js b/js/views/conversation_search_view.js
index cb34e94a683b..15649e9330fd 100644
--- a/js/views/conversation_search_view.js
+++ b/js/views/conversation_search_view.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
       // Creates a view to display a new contact
       this.new_contact_view = new Whisper.NewContactView({
         el: this.$new_contact,
-        model: ConversationController.createTemporary({
+        model: ConversationController.dangerouslyCreateAndAdd({
           type: 'private',
         }),
       }).render();
diff --git a/test/keychange_listener_test.js b/test/keychange_listener_test.js
index 3e8182fd04b3..055a8bb7fa69 100644
--- a/test/keychange_listener_test.js
+++ b/test/keychange_listener_test.js
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ describe('KeyChangeListener', function() {
   });
 
   describe('When we have a conversation with this contact', function() {
-    var convo = new Whisper.Conversation({ id: phoneNumberWithKeyChange, type: 'private'});
+    let convo;
     before(function() {
-      ConversationController.createTemporary(convo);
+      convo = ConversationController.dangerouslyCreateAndAdd({
+        id: phoneNumberWithKeyChange,
+        type: 'private',
+      });
       return convo.save();
     });
 
@@ -41,9 +44,13 @@ describe('KeyChangeListener', function() {
 
 
   describe('When we have a group with this contact', function() {
-    var convo = new Whisper.Conversation({ id: 'groupId', type: 'group', members: [phoneNumberWithKeyChange] });
+    let convo;
     before(function() {
-      ConversationController.createTemporary(convo);
+      convo = ConversationController.dangerouslyCreateAndAdd({
+        id: 'groupId',
+        type: 'group',
+        members: [phoneNumberWithKeyChange],
+      });
       return convo.save();
     });
     after(function() {
diff --git a/test/views/message_view_test.js b/test/views/message_view_test.js
index 8c40ba33fa44..1383c73e5168 100644
--- a/test/views/message_view_test.js
+++ b/test/views/message_view_test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ describe('MessageView', function() {
   var convo, message;
 
   before(function() {
-    convo = ConversationController.createTemporary({id: 'foo'});
+    convo = ConversationController.dangerouslyCreateAndAdd({id: 'foo'});
     message = convo.messageCollection.add({
       conversationId: convo.id,
       body: 'hello world',