diff --git a/features/manages_contact_requests.feature b/features/manages_contact_requests.feature
index d2acf9d0604e0c3908116311f8ed071db6759015..8075070eae496df2580d96344a2b170b16e55df7 100644
--- a/features/manages_contact_requests.feature
+++ b/features/manages_contact_requests.feature
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@ Feature: managing contact requests
     
   Scenario: seeing contact request notifications
     When I am on the home page
-    Then I should see "Home (1)" in the header
-    When I follow "Home (1)"
+    Then I should see "Home" in the header
+    Then I should see "Home" in the header
+    When I follow "Home"
     Then I should see "new request!"
     
   @javascript
   Scenario: viewing a request's profile
     When I am on the aspects manage page
-    Then I should see 1 contact request
+    Then I should see "1" within "#notification_badge"
     When I click on the contact request
     And I wait for the request's profile page to load
     Then I should be on the requestor's profile page