diff --git a/spec/controllers/bookmarks_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/bookmarks_controller_spec.rb
index 37183c34b..ba62b588c 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/bookmarks_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/bookmarks_controller_spec.rb
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper'
 describe BookmarksController do
   before do
     #TODO(dan) Mocking Warden; this is a temp fix
-    request.env['warden'] = mock_model(Warden, :authenticate => @user, :authenticate! => @user)
-    @bob = Factory.create(:user)
+    request.env['warden'] = mock_model(Warden, :authenticate? => @user, :authenticate! => @user)
+    @bob = Factory.build(:user)
     @bookmark = Factory.build(:bookmark) 
-    @bookmark.save #TODO figure out why validations are not working
+    @bob.save
+    @bookmark.save
   end
 
-
   render_views
   
   it "index action should render index template" do
diff --git a/spec/controllers/friends_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/friends_controller_spec.rb
index 7f6fe491a..4abbbede7 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/friends_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/friends_controller_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe FriendsController do
   render_views
   before do
     #TODO(dan) Mocking Warden; this is a temp fix
-    request.env['warden'] = mock_model(Warden, :authenticate => @user, :authenticate! => @user)
+    request.env['warden'] = mock_model(Warden, :authenticate? => @user, :authenticate! => @user)
     @friend = Factory.build(:friend)
   end
   
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ describe FriendsController do
   
   it "show action should render show template" do
     @friend.save
-    request.env['warden'].should_receive(:authenticate?).at_least(:once)
     get :show, :id => @friend.id
     response.should render_template(:show)
   end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/status_messages_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/status_messages_controller_spec.rb
index 22d080fe0..3468b9d36 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/status_messages_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/status_messages_controller_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper'
 describe StatusMessagesController do
   before do
     #TODO(dan) Mocking Warden; this is a temp fix
-    request.env['warden'] = mock_model(Warden, :authenticate => @user, :authenticate! => @user)
+    request.env['warden'] = mock_model(Warden, :authenticate? => @user, :authenticate! => @user)
     @bob = Factory.build(:user,:email => "bob@aol.com", :password => "secret")
     @status_message = Factory.build(:status_message, :message => "yodels.")
     @bob.save
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ describe StatusMessagesController do
   end
   
   it "show action should render show template" do
-    request.env['warden'].should_receive(:authenticate?).at_least(:once)
     get :show, :id => @status_message.id
     response.should render_template(:show)
   end