diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/router_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/router_spec.js
index 66dfb5ffd..8dc768ccd 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/router_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/router_spec.js
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ describe('app.Router', function () {
   describe("aspects", function() {
     it("calls _initializeStreamView", function() {
       new app.models.Stream();
+      app.publisher = new app.views.Publisher({standalone: true});
       spyOn(app.router, "_initializeStreamView");
       app.router.aspects();
       expect(app.router._initializeStreamView).toHaveBeenCalled();
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js
index 305e547e0..f335baeb1 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ describe("app.views.Publisher", function() {
 
     describe("createStatusMessage", function(){
       it("adds the status message to the stream", function() {
-        new app.models.Stream();
+        app.stream = new app.models.Stream();
 
         spyOn(app.stream, "addNow");
         this.view.createStatusMessage($.Event());