diff --git a/spec/models/person_spec.rb b/spec/models/person_spec.rb
index 6ce2cc48d5c76ed84ec867d8025cbaee98e3d8d6..a7ba0ca0d79ec1ac6b8bd968a05302e89c4b9eac 100644
--- a/spec/models/person_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/person_spec.rb
@@ -47,14 +47,15 @@ describe Person do
         @person.diaspora_handle.include?(APP_CONFIG[:terse_pod_url]).should be false
       end
     end
+
     describe 'validation' do
       it 'is unique' do
-        person_two = Factory.build(:person, :url => @person.diaspora_handle)
+        person_two = Factory.build(:person, :diaspora_handle => @person.diaspora_handle)
         person_two.valid?.should be_false
       end
 
       it 'is case insensitive' do
-        person_two = Factory.build(:person, :url => @person.diaspora_handle.upcase)
+        person_two = Factory.build(:person, :url => @person.url.upcase)
         person_two.valid?.should be_false
       end
     end