diff --git a/modules/base/crawlReferralCli.php b/modules/base/crawlReferralCli.php
index 72176a23..8ecf8dd4 100644
--- a/modules/base/crawlReferralCli.php
+++ b/modules/base/crawlReferralCli.php
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ public function updateReferrer($id)
         $r->crawlReferer();
         
         if ( $r->isDirty() ) {
-        	$r->update();
+	        owa_coreAPI::debug('dirty columns:');
+	        owa_coreAPI::debug( $r->dirty );
+        	$r->save();
 		}
     }