1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/spec/factories/commits.rb b/spec/factories/commits.rb
index 36b9645438a..89e260cf65b 100644
--- a/spec/factories/commits.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/commits.rb
@@ -4,14 +4,19 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
   factory :commit do
     git_commit RepoHelpers.sample_commit
     project factory: :empty_project
-    author { build(:author) }
 
     initialize_with do
       new(git_commit, project)
     end
 
+    after(:build) do |commit|
+      allow(commit).to receive(:author).and_return build(:author)
+    end
+
     trait :without_author do
-      author nil
+      after(:build) do |commit|
+        allow(commit).to receive(:author).and_return nil
+      end
     end
   end
 end