diff --git a/spec/models/user/connecting_spec.rb b/spec/models/user/connecting_spec.rb
index 78d86934b..3f615fc31 100644
--- a/spec/models/user/connecting_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user/connecting_spec.rb
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ describe Diaspora::UserModules::Connecting do
       it 'dispatches a request on a share-back' do
         eve.share_with(alice.person, eve.aspects.first)
 
-        contact = alice.contacts.new(:person => eve.person)
+        contact = alice.contact_for(eve.person)
         alice.contacts.stub!(:find_or_initialize_by_person_id).and_return(contact)
 
         contact.should_receive(:dispatch_request)