diff --git a/app/controllers/api/asciicasts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/asciicasts_controller.rb
index 46b5105..a264dee 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/asciicasts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/asciicasts_controller.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 class Api::AsciicastsController < ApplicationController
+
   skip_before_filter :verify_authenticity_token
 
   def create
-    ac = Asciicast.new(params[:asciicast])
-
-    if ac.save
-      SnapshotWorker.perform_async(ac.id)
-      render :text => asciicast_url(ac), :status => :created, :location => ac
-    else
-      render :text => ac.errors.full_messages, :status => 422
-    end
+    asciicast = AsciicastCreator.new.create(params[:asciicast])
+    render :text => asciicast_url(asciicast), :status => :created,
+                                              :location => asciicast
+  rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => e
+    render :nothing => true, :status => 422
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/app/models/asciicast.rb b/app/models/asciicast.rb
index 1acccaa..03018a5 100644
--- a/app/models/asciicast.rb
+++ b/app/models/asciicast.rb
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ class Asciicast < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   before_create :assign_user, :unless => :user
 
-  attr_accessible :meta, :stdout, :stdout_timing, :stdin, :stdin_timing,
-                  :title, :description, :time_compression
+  attr_accessible :title, :description, :time_compression
 
   def self.assign_user(user_token, user)
     where(:user_id => nil, :user_token => user_token).
@@ -42,22 +41,6 @@ class Asciicast < ActiveRecord::Base
     Digest::MD5.hexdigest timestamps.join('/')
   end
 
-  def meta=(file)
-    data = JSON.parse(file.tempfile.read)
-
-    self.username         = data['username']
-    self.user_token       = data['user_token']
-    self.duration         = data['duration']
-    self.recorded_at      = data['recorded_at']
-    self.title            = data['title']
-    self.command          = data['command']
-    self.shell            = data['shell']
-    self.uname            = data['uname']
-    self.terminal_lines   = data['term']['lines']
-    self.terminal_columns = data['term']['columns']
-    self.terminal_type    = data['term']['type']
-  end
-
   def assign_user
     if user_token.present?
       if ut = UserToken.find_by_token(user_token)
diff --git a/app/services/asciicast_creator.rb b/app/services/asciicast_creator.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75c00d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/asciicast_creator.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+class AsciicastCreator
+
+  def create(attributes)
+    attributes = prepare_attributes(attributes)
+
+    Asciicast.create!(attributes, :without_protection => true).tap do |asciicast|
+      SnapshotWorker.perform_async(asciicast.id)
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def prepare_attributes(attributes)
+    meta = parse_meta_file(attributes[:meta])
+
+    {
+      :stdout_data      => attributes[:stdout],
+      :stdout_timing    => attributes[:stdout_timing],
+      :stdin_data       => attributes[:stdin],
+      :stdin_timing     => attributes[:stdin_timing],
+      :username         => meta['username'],
+      :user_token       => meta['user_token'],
+      :duration         => meta['duration'],
+      :recorded_at      => meta['recorded_at'],
+      :title            => meta['title'],
+      :command          => meta['command'],
+      :shell            => meta['shell'],
+      :uname            => meta['uname'],
+      :terminal_lines   => meta['term']['lines'],
+      :terminal_columns => meta['term']['columns'],
+      :terminal_type    => meta['term']['type'],
+    }
+  end
+
+  def parse_meta_file(file)
+    JSON.parse(file.read)
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/asciicasts_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/asciicasts_controller_spec.rb
index c2558c8..e96e52a 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/asciicasts_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/asciicasts_controller_spec.rb
@@ -3,57 +3,49 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe Api::AsciicastsController do
 
   describe '#create' do
-
-    let(:asciicast) { stub_model(Asciicast, :id => 666) }
+    let(:creator) { double('creator') }
+    let(:attributes) { { 'foo' => 'bar' } }
 
     before do
-      new = asciicast
-      Asciicast.should_receive(:new).and_return(new)
+      allow(AsciicastCreator).to receive(:new).with(no_args()) { creator }
     end
 
-    context 'when save succeeds' do
+    context 'when the creator returns an asciicast' do
+      let(:asciicast) { stub_model(Asciicast, :id => 666) }
+
       before do
-        asciicast.stub(:save => true)
+        allow(creator).to receive(:create).with(attributes) { asciicast }
+        post :create, :asciicast => attributes
       end
 
-      it 'enqueues snapshot capture' do
-        post :create
-        SnapshotWorker.should have_queued_job(asciicast.id)
+      it 'returns the status 201' do
+        expect(response.status).to eq(201)
       end
 
-      it 'returns status 201' do
-        post :create
-
-        response.status.should == 201
-      end
-
-      it 'returns URL of created asciicast as content body' do
-        post :create
-
-        response.body.should == asciicast_url(asciicast)
+      it 'returns the URL of created asciicast as the content body' do
+        expect(response.body).to eq(asciicast_url(asciicast))
       end
     end
 
-    context 'when save fails' do
+    context 'when the creator raises ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid' do
+      let(:asciicast) { double('asciicast', :errors => errors) }
+      let(:errors) { double('errors', :full_messages => full_messages) }
+      let(:full_messages) { ['This is invalid'] }
+
       before do
-        asciicast.stub(:save => false)
+        allow(creator).to receive(:create).with(attributes).
+          and_raise(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid.new(asciicast))
+        post :create, :asciicast => attributes
       end
 
-      it 'returns status 422' do
-        post :create
-
-        response.status.should == 422
+      it 'returns the status 422' do
+        expect(response.status).to eq(422)
       end
 
-      it 'returns full error messages as content body' do
-        full_messages = double.to_s
-        errors = double('errors', :full_messages => full_messages)
-        asciicast.should_receive(:errors).and_return(errors)
-        post :create
-
-        response.body.should == full_messages
+      it 'returns the full error messages as the content body' do
+        expect(response.body).to be_blank
       end
     end
-
   end
+
 end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/meta.json b/spec/fixtures/meta.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f21ad5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/meta.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    "command": "/bin/bash", 
+    "duration": 11.146430015563965, 
+    "recorded_at": "Thu, 25 Jul 2013 20:08:57 +0000", 
+    "shell": "/bin/zsh", 
+    "term": {
+        "columns": 96, 
+        "lines": 26, 
+        "type": "screen-256color"
+    }, 
+    "title": "bashing :)", 
+    "uname": "Linux 3.9.9-302.fc19.x86_64 #1 SMP Sat Jul 6 13:41:07 UTC 2013 x86_64", 
+    "user_token": "f33e6188-f53c-11e2-abf4-84a6c827e88b", 
+    "username": "kill"
+}
diff --git a/spec/models/asciicast_spec.rb b/spec/models/asciicast_spec.rb
index 4c146e9..29d067b 100644
--- a/spec/models/asciicast_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/asciicast_spec.rb
@@ -71,70 +71,6 @@ describe Asciicast do
     end
   end
 
-  describe '#meta=' do
-    let(:asciicast) { stub_model(Asciicast) }
-
-    let(:username) { 'username' }
-    let(:user_token) { 'token' }
-    let(:duration) { 123.456 }
-    let(:recorded_at) { Time.now.to_s }
-    let(:title) { 'title' }
-    let(:command) { '/bin/command' }
-    let(:shell) { '/bin/shell' }
-    let(:uname) { 'OS' }
-    let(:terminal_lines) { 29 }
-    let(:terminal_columns) { 97 }
-    let(:terminal_type) { 'xterm-lolz' }
-
-    it 'assigns attributes properly' do
-      data = {
-        :username => username,
-        :user_token => user_token,
-        :duration => duration,
-        :recorded_at => recorded_at,
-        :title => title,
-        :command => command,
-        :shell => shell,
-        :uname => uname,
-        :term => {
-          :lines => terminal_lines,
-          :columns => terminal_columns,
-          :type => terminal_type,
-        }
-      }
-      json = data.to_json
-      tempfile = stub('tempfile', :read => json)
-      json_file = stub('file', :tempfile => tempfile)
-      asciicast.meta = json_file
-
-      asciicast.username.should         == username
-      asciicast.user_token.should       == user_token
-      asciicast.duration.should         == duration
-      asciicast.recorded_at.should      == recorded_at
-      asciicast.title.should            == title
-      asciicast.command.should          == command
-      asciicast.shell.should            == shell
-      asciicast.uname.should            == uname
-      asciicast.terminal_lines.should   == terminal_lines
-      asciicast.terminal_columns.should == terminal_columns
-      asciicast.terminal_type.should    == terminal_type
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe '#snapshot' do
-    let(:asciicast) { Asciicast.new }
-    let(:snapshot) {
-      Snapshot.new([
-        SnapshotLine.new([
-          SnapshotFragment.new('foo', { :fg => 1 })
-        ])
-      ])
-    }
-
-    it 'is empty Snapshot instance initially' do
-      expect(asciicast.snapshot).to eq(Snapshot.new)
-    end
-
   describe '#stdout' do
     let(:stdout) { double('stdout') }
 
diff --git a/spec/services/asciicast_creator_spec.rb b/spec/services/asciicast_creator_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1382169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/services/asciicast_creator_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe AsciicastCreator do
+  let(:creator) { AsciicastCreator.new }
+
+  describe '#create' do
+    let(:meta_file) { fixture_file_upload('spec/fixtures/meta.json', 'application/json') }
+    let(:stdout_data_file) { double('stdout_data_file') }
+    let(:stdout_timing_file) { double('stdout_timing_file') }
+    let(:asciicast) { stub_model(Asciicast, :id => 666) }
+
+    subject {
+      creator.create(
+        :meta          => meta_file,
+        :stdout        => stdout_data_file,
+        :stdout_timing => stdout_timing_file
+      )
+    }
+
+    before do
+      allow(Asciicast).to receive(:create!) { asciicast }
+    end
+
+    it 'calls Asciicast.create! with proper attributes' do
+      subject
+
+      expect(Asciicast).to have_received(:create!).with({
+        :stdout_data      => stdout_data_file,
+        :stdout_timing    => stdout_timing_file,
+        :stdin_data       => nil,
+        :stdin_timing     => nil,
+        :username         => 'kill',
+        :user_token       => 'f33e6188-f53c-11e2-abf4-84a6c827e88b',
+        :duration         => 11.146430015563965,
+        :recorded_at      => 'Thu, 25 Jul 2013 20:08:57 +0000',
+        :title            => 'bashing :)',
+        :command          => '/bin/bash',
+        :shell            => '/bin/zsh',
+        :uname            => 'Linux 3.9.9-302.fc19.x86_64 #1 SMP Sat Jul 6 13:41:07 UTC 2013 x86_64',
+        :terminal_columns => 96,
+        :terminal_lines   => 26,
+        :terminal_type    => 'screen-256color'
+      }, { :without_protection => true })
+    end
+
+    it 'enqueues snapshot capture job' do
+      subject
+
+      expect(SnapshotWorker).to have_queued_job(asciicast.id)
+    end
+
+    it 'returns the created asciicast' do
+      expect(subject).to be(asciicast)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/support/feature_helpers.rb b/spec/support/feature_helpers.rb
index ccdc912..b9b5d5a 100644
--- a/spec/support/feature_helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/feature_helpers.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ module AsciiIo
     end
 
     def load_asciicast(id)
-      FactoryGirl.create(
-        :asciicast,
+      AsciicastCreator.new.create(
         :meta => uploaded_file(
           "spec/fixtures/asciicasts/#{id}/meta.json",
         'application/json'