diff --git a/spec/views/posts/new.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/posts/new.html.haml_spec.rb
index fa344e55b..9bf53e563 100644
--- a/spec/views/posts/new.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/posts/new.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
 
 describe "posts/new" do
+  let(:author) { FactoryBot.create(:member) }
   before(:each) do
-    @author = FactoryBot.create(:member)
-    assign(:post, FactoryBot.create(:post, author: @author))
+    assign(:post, FactoryBot.create(:post, author: author))
     # assign(:forum, Forum.new)
-    sign_in @author
-    controller.stub(:current_user) { @author }
+    sign_in author
+    controller.stub(:current_user) { author }
+    render
   end
 
   it "renders new post form" do
-    render
     assert_select "form", action: posts_path, method: "post" do
       assert_select "input#post_subject", name: "post[subject]"
       assert_select "textarea#post_body", name: "post[body]"
@@ -18,44 +18,42 @@ describe "posts/new" do
   end
 
   it 'no hidden forum field' do
-    render
     assert_select "input#post_forum_id[type=hidden]", false
   end
 
   it 'no forum mentioned' do
-    render
-    rendered.should_not have_content "This post will be posted in the forum"
+    expect(rendered).not_to have_content "This post will be posted in the forum"
   end
 
   it "asks what's going on in your garden" do
-    render
-    rendered.should have_content "What's going on in your food garden?"
+    expect(rendered).to have_content "What's going on in your food garden?"
+  end
+
+  it 'shows markdown help' do
+    expect(rendered).to have_content 'Markdown'
   end
 
   context "forum specified" do
+    let(:forum) { FactoryBot.create(:forum) }
+
     before(:each) do
-      @forum = assign(:forum, FactoryBot.create(:forum))
-      assign(:post, FactoryBot.create(:post, forum: @forum))
+      assign(:forum, forum)
+      assign(:post, FactoryBot.create(:post, forum: forum))
       render
     end
 
     it 'creates a hidden field' do
-      assert_select "input#post_forum_id[type='hidden'][value='#{@forum.id}']"
+      assert_select "input#post_forum_id[type='hidden'][value='#{forum.id}']"
     end
 
     it 'tells the user what forum it will be posted in' do
-      rendered.should have_content "This post will be posted in the forum #{@forum.name}"
+      expect(rendered).to have_content "This post will be posted in the forum\n#{forum.name}"
     end
+    it { expect(rendered).to have_link forum.name }
 
-    it "asks what's going on generally" do
-      render
-      rendered.should_not have_content "What's going on in your food garden?"
-      rendered.should have_content "What's up?"
+    describe "asks what's going on generally" do
+      it { expect(rendered).to have_content "What's going on in your food garden?" }
+      it { expect(rendered).to have_content "What's up?" }
     end
   end
-
-  it 'shows markdown help' do
-    render
-    rendered.should have_content 'Markdown'
-  end
 end