diff --git a/spec/lib/diaspora/fetcher/public_spec.rb b/spec/lib/diaspora/fetcher/public_spec.rb
index 07f89812a..382df7637 100644
--- a/spec/lib/diaspora/fetcher/public_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/diaspora/fetcher/public_spec.rb
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ describe PublicFetcher do
           process_posts
         }
       end
-      
+
       it 'applies the date from JSON to the record' do
         @data.each do |post|
-          date = ActiveSupport::TimeZone.new('UTC').parse(post['created_at'])
+          date = ActiveSupport::TimeZone.new('UTC').parse(post['created_at']).to_datetime
 
           entry = StatusMessage.find_by_guid(post['guid'])
           entry.created_at.should eql(date)
@@ -102,6 +102,15 @@ describe PublicFetcher do
           entry.raw_message.should eql(post['text'])
         end
       end
+
+      it 'applies now to interacted_at on the record' do
+        @data.each do |post|
+          date = ActiveSupport::TimeZone.new('UTC').parse(@now.to_s).to_datetime
+
+          entry = StatusMessage.find_by_guid(post['guid'])
+          entry.interacted_at.should eql(date)
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -235,4 +244,4 @@ describe PublicFetcher do
       end
     end
   end
-end
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+end