diff --git a/lib/facebook_database.rb b/lib/facebook_database.rb
index 4ac8c1d9c..6f0287091 100644
--- a/lib/facebook_database.rb
+++ b/lib/facebook_database.rb
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ module OmniAuth
         # database lookup
         puts 'FacebookDatabase -> initialize'
         config = Setting.get('auth_facebook_credentials') || {}
-        *args[0] = config['app_id']
-        *args[1] = config['app_secret']
+        args[0] = config['app_id']
+        args[1] = config['app_secret']
         super
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/twitter_database.rb b/lib/twitter_database.rb
index dabebbd66..1620a3dea 100644
--- a/lib/twitter_database.rb
+++ b/lib/twitter_database.rb
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ module OmniAuth
         # database lookup
         puts 'TwitterDatabase -> initialize'
         config = Setting.get('auth_twitter_credentials') || {}
-        *args[0] = config['key'] 
-        *args[1] = config['secret'] 
+        args[0] = config['key'] 
+        args[1] = config['secret'] 
         super
       end