diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index a8816bd76..e1670bf53 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class Project < ApplicationRecord
     forked_project = self.forked_from_project
     if forked_project.present?
       forked_project.decrement(:forked_count, 1)
-      forked_project.update_column(:forked_count, forked_project.forked_count)
+      forked_project.update_attribute(:forked_count, forked_project.forked_count)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/services/projects/fork_service.rb b/app/services/projects/fork_service.rb
index 837775d36..f8b38df47 100644
--- a/app/services/projects/fork_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/projects/fork_service.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Projects::ForkService < ApplicationService
 
       ProjectUnit.init_types(clone_project.id)
 
-      @project.update_column('forked_count', @project&.forked_count.to_i + 1)
+      @project.update_attribute('forked_count', @project&.forked_count.to_i + 1)
       new_repository.update_column('url', result['clone_url']) if result
       
       ForkUser.create(project_id: @project.id, fork_project_id: clone_project.id, user_id: clone_project.user_id)