diff --git a/app/controllers/likes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/likes_controller.rb
index 46c56fd0b..fd8e77063 100644
--- a/app/controllers/likes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/likes_controller.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class LikesController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def destroy
-    if @like = Like.where(:post_id => params[:post_id], :author_id => current_user.person.id).first
+    if @like = Like.where(:id => params[:id], :author_id => current_user.person.id).first
       current_user.retract(@like)
     else
       respond_to do |format|
diff --git a/spec/controllers/likes_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/likes_controller_spec.rb
index 6e5a0d216..ee99e5339 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/likes_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/likes_controller_spec.rb
@@ -81,19 +81,18 @@ describe LikesController do
       end
 
       it 'lets a user destroy their like' do
-        alice.should_receive(:retract).with(@like)
-        delete :destroy, :format => "js", :post_id => @like.post_id, :id => @like.id
-        response.should be_success
+        expect {
+          delete :destroy, :format => "js", :post_id => @like.post_id, :id => @like.id
+        }.should change(Like, :count).by(-1)
       end
 
       it 'does not let a user destroy other likes' do
-        pending "not really relevant to how we're using the destory method.  not totally RESTful right now"
         like2 = eve.build_like(true, :on => @message)
         like2.save
 
-        alice.should_not_receive(:retract)
-        delete :destroy, :format => "js", :post_id => like2.post_id, :id => like2.id
-        response.status.should == 403
+        expect { 
+          delete :destroy, :format => "js", :post_id => like2.post_id, :id => like2.id 
+        }.should_not change(Like, :count)
       end
     end
   end