diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 20f8e08..6cefd4b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+1.4.1: June ?, 2008:
+ * Updated tools/set_plan.py to automatically update a user's group
+   membership.
+
 1.4.0: June 9, 2008
- * Implemented some basic user administration features, allowing you to create
-   Luminotes users yourself.
+ * Implemented some basic user administration features, allowing you to
+   create Luminotes users yourself.
  * Added new rate plans with support for user administration.
  * Wrote a tool for manually updating a user's rate plan: tools/set_plan.py
  * Refactored some of the client-side form-handling code to cut down on
diff --git a/controller/Users.py b/controller/Users.py
index 40ef74a..b941c1b 100644
--- a/controller/Users.py
+++ b/controller/Users.py
@@ -1352,12 +1352,12 @@ class Users( object ):
         raise Payment_error( u"invalid recurring", params )
       user.rate_plan = plan_index
       self.__database.save( user, commit = False )
-      self.__update_groups( user )
+      self.update_groups( user )
       self.__database.commit()
     elif txn_type == u"subscr_cancel":
       user.rate_plan = 0 # return the user to the free account level
       self.__database.save( user, commit = False )
-      self.__update_groups( user )
+      self.update_groups( user )
       self.__database.commit()
     elif txn_type in ( u"subscr_payment", u"subscr_failed" ):
       pass # for now, ignore payments and let paypal handle them
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ class Users( object ):
 
     return dict()
 
-  def __update_groups( self, user ):
+  def update_groups( self, user ):
     """
     Update a user's group membership as a result of a rate plan change. This method does not commit
     the current database transaction.
diff --git a/tools/set_plan.py b/tools/set_plan.py
index a76b3ac..f5cd183 100755
--- a/tools/set_plan.py
+++ b/tools/set_plan.py
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 import os
 import os.path
 import sys
+import cherrypy
 from controller.Database import Database
+from controller.Users import Users
 from model.Notebook import Notebook
 from model.User import User
+from config import Common
 
 
 class Plan_setter( object ):
@@ -17,6 +20,9 @@ class Plan_setter( object ):
     self.user_id = user_id
     self.rate_plan = int( rate_plan )
 
+    rate_plans = Common.settings[ u"global" ][ u"luminotes.rate_plans" ]
+    self.users = Users( database, None, None, None, None, rate_plans )
+
     self.set_plan()
     self.database.commit()
 
@@ -28,7 +34,10 @@ class Plan_setter( object ):
       sys.exit( 1 )
 
     user.rate_plan = self.rate_plan
-    self.database.save( user )
+    self.database.save( user, commit = False )
+
+    # update a user's group membership as a result of a rate plan change
+    self.users.update_groups( user )
 
 def main( args ):
   database = Database()