diff --git a/spec/views/gardens/new.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/gardens/new.html.haml_spec.rb
index 0e8e0abe6..5e7d4c1e7 100644
--- a/spec/views/gardens/new.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/gardens/new.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe "gardens/new" do
   before(:each) do
     @member = FactoryGirl.create(:member)
-    controller.stub(:current_member) { @member }
+    sign_in @member
+    controller.stub(:current_user) { @member }
     @garden = FactoryGirl.create(:garden, :owner => @member)
     assign(:garden, @garden)
     render