diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index f6fee9be0..c8ac5d7b4 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ describe User do
         @request_three =  Request.instantiate(:to => @user2.receive_url, :from => @user.person)
         
 
-        @req_xml = Request.build_xml_for [@request]
-        @req_two_xml = Request.build_xml_for [@request_two]
-        @req_three_xml = Request.build_xml_for [@request_three]
+        @req_xml = @request.build_xml_for
+        @req_two_xml = @request_two.build_xml_for
+        @req_three_xml = @request_three.build_xml_for
 
 
         @request.destroy