diff --git a/lib/diaspora/federated/retraction.rb b/lib/diaspora/federated/retraction.rb
index 81c34d04e..f3e811a27 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/federated/retraction.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/federated/retraction.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ class Retraction
     logger.info "event=retraction status=complete target=#{data[:target_type]}:#{data[:target_guid]}"
   end
 
+  def public?
+    data[:target][:public]
+  end
+
   private
 
   attr_reader :target
diff --git a/spec/integration/dispatching_spec.rb b/spec/integration/dispatching_spec.rb
index 83d4f0e32..2a18e8e09 100644
--- a/spec/integration/dispatching_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/dispatching_spec.rb
@@ -1,19 +1,34 @@
-require 'spec_helper' 
+require "spec_helper"
 
-describe "Dispatching", :type => :request do
+describe "Dispatching", type: :request do
   context "a comment retraction on a public post" do
-    it "should trigger a private dispatch" do
-      luke, leia, raph = set_up_friends
-      # Luke has a public post and comments on it
-      post = FactoryGirl.create(:status_message, :public => true, :author => luke.person)
+    it "triggers a public dispatch" do
+      # Alice has a public post and comments on it
+      post = FactoryGirl.create(:status_message, public: true, author: alice.person)
+
+      comment = alice.comment!(post, "awesomesauseum")
 
-      comment = luke.comment!(post, "awesomesauseum")
-      
       inlined_jobs do
-        # Luke now retracts his comment
-        expect(Postzord::Dispatcher::Public).not_to receive(:new)
-        expect(Postzord::Dispatcher::Private).to receive(:new).and_return(double(:post => true))
-        luke.retract(comment)
+        # Alice now retracts her comment
+        expect(Diaspora::Federation::Dispatcher::Public).to receive(:new).and_return(double(dispatch: true))
+        expect(Diaspora::Federation::Dispatcher::Private).not_to receive(:new)
+        alice.retract(comment)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "a comment retraction on a private post" do
+    it "triggers a private dispatch" do
+      # Alice has a private post and comments on it
+      post = alice.post(:status_message, text: "hello", to: alice.aspects.first)
+
+      comment = alice.comment!(post, "awesomesauseum")
+
+      inlined_jobs do
+        # Alice now retracts her comment
+        expect(Diaspora::Federation::Dispatcher::Public).not_to receive(:new)
+        expect(Diaspora::Federation::Dispatcher::Private).to receive(:new).and_return(double(dispatch: true))
+        alice.retract(comment)
       end
     end
   end