diff --git a/app/Order.php b/app/Order.php
index 78da2e4..acb3fdf 100644
--- a/app/Order.php
+++ b/app/Order.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Order extends Model
     public function cancel()
     {
         foreach ($this->tickets as $ticket) {
-            $ticket->update(['order_id' => null]);
+            $ticket->release();
         }
 
         $this->delete();
diff --git a/app/Ticket.php b/app/Ticket.php
index 94a8608..dafd0ff 100644
--- a/app/Ticket.php
+++ b/app/Ticket.php
@@ -12,4 +12,9 @@ class Ticket extends Model
     {
         return $query->whereNull('order_id');
     }
+
+    public function release()
+    {
+        $this->update(['order_id' => null]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/TicketTest.php b/tests/unit/TicketTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..685de82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/TicketTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Concert;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\WithoutMiddleware;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseMigrations;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseTransactions;
+
+class TicketTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use DatabaseMigrations;
+
+    /** @test */
+    function a_ticket_can_be_released()
+    {
+        $concert = factory(Concert::class)->create();
+        $concert->addTickets(1);
+        $order = $concert->orderTickets('jane@example.com', 1);
+        $ticket = $order->tickets()->first();
+        $this->assertEquals($order->id, $ticket->order_id);
+
+        $ticket->release();
+
+        $this->assertNull($ticket->fresh()->order_id);
+    }
+}