diff --git a/spec/integration/receiving_spec.rb b/spec/integration/receiving_spec.rb
index 7b1ee2a3e..724594b68 100644
--- a/spec/integration/receiving_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/receiving_spec.rb
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe 'a user receives a post' do
 
       Notification.should_receive(:notify).with(@user1, anything(), @remote_person)
 
-      @sm = Factory.build(:status_message, :message => "hello @{#{@user1.name}; #{@user1.diaspora_handle}}", :diaspora_handle => @remote_person.diaspora_handle, :person => @remote_person)
+      @sm = Factory.build(:status_message, :message => "hello @{#{@user1.name}; #{@user1.diaspora_handle}}", :diaspora_handle => @remote_person.diaspora_handle, :author => @remote_person)
       @sm.stub!(:socket_to_user)
       @sm.save
 
diff --git a/spec/models/mention_spec.rb b/spec/models/mention_spec.rb
index d4ac9e9f7..4b0a7f76b 100644
--- a/spec/models/mention_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/mention_spec.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe Mention do
     end
 
     it 'notifies the person being mentioned' do
-      Notification.should_receive(:notify).with(@mentioned_user, anything(), @sm.person)
+      Notification.should_receive(:notify).with(@mentioned_user, anything(), @sm.author)
       @sm.receive(@mentioned_user, @mentioned_user.person)
     end