diff --git a/lib/interactor/context.rb b/lib/interactor/context.rb
index 238b9f2..57f0087 100644
--- a/lib/interactor/context.rb
+++ b/lib/interactor/context.rb
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def failure?
     #
     # Raises Interactor::Failure initialized with the Interactor::Context.
     def fail!(context = {})
-      context.each { |key, value| modifiable[key.to_sym] = value }
+      context.each { |key, value| self[key] = value }
       @failure = true
       raise Failure, self
     end