diff --git a/spec/factories/harvests.rb b/spec/factories/harvests.rb
index c707a2e2c..ae3144a1e 100644
--- a/spec/factories/harvests.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/harvests.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
     plant_part
     planting nil
     owner { planting.present? ? planting.owner : FactoryBot.create(:member) }
-    harvested_at Time.zone.local(2015, 9, 17)
+    harvested_at { Time.zone.local(2015, 9, 17) }
     quantity "3"
     unit "individual"
     weight_quantity 6
diff --git a/spec/factories/member.rb b/spec/factories/member.rb
index 619e7d4f2..016b12263 100644
--- a/spec/factories/member.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/member.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
     password 'password1'
     email { generate(:email) }
     tos_agreement true
-    confirmed_at Time.now
+    confirmed_at { Time.now }
     show_email false
     bio 'I love seeds'
 
diff --git a/spec/factories/planting.rb b/spec/factories/planting.rb
index 2bcfac397..5b7311025 100644
--- a/spec/factories/planting.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/planting.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
     owner
     garden { FactoryBot.create :garden, owner: owner }
     crop
-    planted_at Time.zone.local(2014, 7, 30)
+    planted_at { Time.zone.local(2014, 7, 30) }
     quantity 33
     description "This is a *really* good plant."
 
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ FactoryBot.define do
 
     factory :finished_planting do
       finished true
-      planted_at Time.zone.local(2014, 7, 30)
-      finished_at Time.zone.local(2014, 8, 30)
+      planted_at { Time.zone.local(2014, 7, 30) }
+      finished_at { Time.zone.local(2014, 8, 30) }
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/factories/post.rb b/spec/factories/post.rb
index d53f33100..da6390ef8 100644
--- a/spec/factories/post.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/post.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
     subject "A Post"
     body "This is some text."
     author
-    created_at Time.now
+    created_at { Time.now }
 
     # Markdown is allowed in posts
     factory :markdown_post do