diff --git a/spec/lib/account_deleter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/account_deleter_spec.rb
index 46fe41b9b61c8893605c5236e63c9492635e33e1..a8d525eb80a7e45634e800a065a6dbcac5fd6f8b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/account_deleter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/account_deleter_spec.rb
@@ -187,12 +187,12 @@ describe AccountDeleter do
 
   it 'has all user association keys accounted for' do
     all_keys = (@account_deletion.normal_ar_user_associates_to_delete + @account_deletion.special_ar_user_associations + @account_deletion.ignored_ar_user_associations)
-    expect(all_keys.sort{|x, y| x.to_s <=> y.to_s}).to eq(User.reflections.keys.sort{|x, y| x.to_s <=> y.to_s})
+    expect(all_keys.sort{|x, y| x.to_s <=> y.to_s}).to eq(User.reflections.keys.sort{|x, y| x.to_s <=> y.to_s}.map(&:to_sym))
   end
 
   it 'has all person association keys accounted for' do
     all_keys = (@account_deletion.normal_ar_person_associates_to_delete + @account_deletion.ignored_or_special_ar_person_associations)
-    expect(all_keys.sort{|x, y| x.to_s <=> y.to_s}).to eq(Person.reflections.keys.sort{|x, y| x.to_s <=> y.to_s})
+    expect(all_keys.sort{|x, y| x.to_s <=> y.to_s}).to eq(Person.reflections.keys.sort{|x, y| x.to_s <=> y.to_s}.map(&:to_sym))
   end
 end