diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/procedures_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/procedures_controller.rb
index 04ae580c1..b7d94302a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/procedures_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/procedures_controller.rb
@@ -89,20 +89,22 @@ class Admin::ProceduresController < AdminController
   def publish
     procedure = current_administrateur.procedures.find(params[:procedure_id])
 
-    test_procedure = ProcedurePath.new(
+    new_procedure_path = ProcedurePath.new(
         {
             path: params[:procedure_path],
             procedure: procedure,
             administrateur: procedure.administrateur
         })
-    unless test_procedure.validate
+    if new_procedure_path.validate
+      new_procedure_path.delete
+    else
       flash.alert = 'Lien de la procédure invalide'
       return redirect_to admin_procedures_path
     end
 
     procedure_path = ProcedurePath.find_by_path(params[:procedure_path])
-    if (procedure_path)
-      if (procedure_path.administrateur_id == current_administrateur.id)
+    if procedure_path
+      if procedure_path.administrateur_id == current_administrateur.id
         procedure_path.procedure.archive
       else
         @mine = false
@@ -110,7 +112,8 @@ class Admin::ProceduresController < AdminController
       end
     end
 
-    procedure.publish(params[:procedure_path])
+    procedure.publish!(params[:procedure_path])
+
     flash.notice = "Procédure publiée"
     render js: "window.location = '#{admin_procedures_path}'"
 
diff --git a/app/models/procedure.rb b/app/models/procedure.rb
index 07505e2fd..ffbec6720 100644
--- a/app/models/procedure.rb
+++ b/app/models/procedure.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ class Procedure < ActiveRecord::Base
   accepts_nested_attributes_for :types_de_champ,:reject_if => proc { |attributes| attributes['libelle'].blank? }, :allow_destroy => true
   accepts_nested_attributes_for :types_de_piece_justificative, :reject_if => proc { |attributes| attributes['libelle'].blank? }, :allow_destroy => true
   accepts_nested_attributes_for :module_api_carto
-  accepts_nested_attributes_for :procedure_path
 
   mount_uploader :logo, ProcedureLogoUploader
 
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ class Procedure < ActiveRecord::Base
     return procedure if procedure.save
   end
 
-  def publish(path)
+  def publish!(path)
     self.update_attributes!({ published: true, archived: false })
     ProcedurePath.create!(path: path, procedure: self, administrateur: self.administrateur)
   end
diff --git a/spec/factories/procedure.rb b/spec/factories/procedure.rb
index 976a2bf50..d8d5dc8c1 100644
--- a/spec/factories/procedure.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/procedure.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
 
     trait :published do
       after(:create) do |procedure, _evaluator|
-        procedure.publish(generate(:published_path))
+        procedure.publish!(generate(:published_path))
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/views/admin/procedures/show.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/admin/procedures/show.html.haml_spec.rb
index 92ad1d824..06c716479 100644
--- a/spec/views/admin/procedures/show.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/admin/procedures/show.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe 'admin/procedures/show.html.haml', type: :view do
 
   describe 'procedure is published' do
     before do
-      procedure.publish('fake_path')
+      procedure.publish!('fake_path')
       procedure.reload
       render
     end
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe 'admin/procedures/show.html.haml', type: :view do
 
   describe 'procedure is archived' do
     before do
-      procedure.publish('fake_path')
+      procedure.publish!('fake_path')
       procedure.archive
       procedure.reload
       render