diff --git a/app/controllers/salaries_controller.rb b/app/controllers/salaries_controller.rb
index 5652b371..c13b8633 100644
--- a/app/controllers/salaries_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/salaries_controller.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ def new
   end
 
   def create
-    update_params = salary_params
-    update_params["start_date"] = @employee.tenures.last.start_date unless update_params.dig(:start_date)
+    update_params = fill_start_date(@employee.tenures.last.start_date)
     @salary = @employee.tenures.last.salaries.new(update_params)
     if @salary.save
       redirect_to employee_path(@employee), notice: 'Successfully recorded raise'
@@ -25,8 +24,7 @@ def create
   def edit; end
 
   def update
-    update_params = salary_params
-    update_params["start_date"] = @salary.tenure.start_date unless update_params.dig(:start_date)
+    update_params = fill_start_date(@salary.tenure_start_date)
     if @salary.update(update_params)
       redirect_to employee_path(@salary.employee), notice: 'Successfully upddated salary'
     else
@@ -53,6 +51,12 @@ def last_tenure
     @employee.tenures.last
   end
 
+  def fill_start_date(date)
+    update_params = salary_params
+    update_params[:start_date] = date unless update_params.dig(:start_date)
+    update_params
+  end
+
   def salary_params
     params.require(:salary).permit(:start_date, :annual_amount)
   end
diff --git a/app/models/salary.rb b/app/models/salary.rb
index 7c310ac9..85edd220 100644
--- a/app/models/salary.rb
+++ b/app/models/salary.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class Salary < ActiveRecord::Base
   validate :no_salaries_outside_tenure_dates, if: :tenure
 
   delegate :first_name, :last_name, to: :employee, prefix: true
+  delegate :start_date, to: :tenure, prefix: true
 
   before_validation :ensure_start_date
 
diff --git a/app/views/salaries/_form.html.haml b/app/views/salaries/_form.html.haml
index 07f0315b..e41d1bae 100644
--- a/app/views/salaries/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/salaries/_form.html.haml
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-- if @salary.errors.any?
+- if salary.errors.any?
   .alert.alert-danger
-    %p #{pluralize(@salary.errors.count, "error")} prohibited this raise from being saved:
+    %p #{pluralize(salary.errors.count, "error")} prohibited this raise from being saved:
     %ul
-      - @salary.errors.full_messages.each do |msg|
+      - salary.errors.full_messages.each do |msg|
         %li= msg
 .col-lg-9
   .well.bs-component
     %fieldset
       .form-group.col-lg-12
         = f.label :start_date, class: 'control-label'
-        = f.date_field :start_date, class: 'form-control', required: true, autofocus: @salary.start_date != @salary.tenure.start_date, disabled: (@salary.start_date == @salary.tenure.start_date)
+        = f.date_field :start_date, class: 'form-control', required: true, autofocus: salary.start_date != salary.tenure_start_date, disabled: (salary.start_date == salary.tenure_start_date)
       .form-group.col-lg-12
         = f.label :annual_amount, class: 'control-label'
         .input-group
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
           = f.number_field :annual_amount, class: 'form-control', required: true
       .form-group.col-lg-12
         = f.submit 'Save', class: 'btn btn-primary'
-        = link_to 'Cancel', employee_path(@salary.employee), class: 'btn btn-default'
+        = link_to 'Cancel', employee_path(salary.employee), class: 'btn btn-default'