diff --git a/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb
index 4e2502dc6..fe5e0424e 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ describe PeopleController do
     end
 
     it "404s if no person is found via id" do
-      get :show, :id => 3920397846
+      get :show, :id => "3d920397846"
       response.code.should == "404"
     end
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ describe PeopleController do
       it 'throws 404 if the person is remote' do
         p = Factory(:person)
 
-        get :show, :id => p.id
+        get :show, :id => p.to_param
         response.status.should == 404
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/models/person_spec.rb b/spec/models/person_spec.rb
index 00d905a8e..3c0adb31c 100644
--- a/spec/models/person_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/person_spec.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe Person do
 
       it 'throws active record not found exceptions if no person is found via id' do
         expect{
-          Person.find_from_guid_or_username(:id => 213123)
+          Person.find_from_guid_or_username(:id => "2d13123")
         }.to raise_error ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
       end