diff --git a/lib/api/project_members.rb b/lib/api/project_members.rb
index 9e2b12b1311ce4dc3bf2d112f51a3cdd7ca8d284..c0e532f41376be9d76c89b4ae16bb524124c3ff2 100644
--- a/lib/api/project_members.rb
+++ b/lib/api/project_members.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ module API
         if team_member.nil?
           team_member = user_project.project_members.new(
             user_id: params[:user_id],
-            project_access: params[:access_level]
+            access_level: params[:access_level]
           )
         end
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ module API
         team_member = user_project.project_members.find_by(user_id: params[:user_id])
         not_found!("User can not be found") if team_member.nil?
 
-        if team_member.update_attributes(project_access: params[:access_level])
+        if team_member.update_attributes(access_level: params[:access_level])
           @member = team_member.user
           present @member, with: Entities::ProjectMember, project: user_project
         else
diff --git a/spec/factories/users_groups.rb b/spec/factories/group_members.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from spec/factories/users_groups.rb
rename to spec/factories/group_members.rb
diff --git a/spec/models/group_member_spec.rb b/spec/models/group_member_spec.rb
index 58205e599fe7b6e08f92015573dec0c4f24de596..6acbc9bb4ae243682937b7c07f2a3c94a50fbd48 100644
--- a/spec/models/group_member_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/group_member_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Table name: group_members
 #
 #  id                 :integer          not null, primary key
-#  group_access       :integer          not null
+#  access_level       :integer          not null
 #  group_id           :integer          not null
 #  user_id            :integer          not null
 #  created_at         :datetime
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe GroupMember do
   context 'notification' do
     describe "#after_create" do
       it "should send email to user" do
-        membership = build(:users_group)
+        membership = build(:group_member)
         membership.stub(notification_service: double('NotificationService').as_null_object)
         membership.should_receive(:notification_service)
         membership.save
@@ -26,18 +26,18 @@ describe GroupMember do
 
     describe "#after_update" do
       before do
-        @membership = create :users_group
+        @membership = create :group_member
         @membership.stub(notification_service: double('NotificationService').as_null_object)
       end
 
       it "should send email to user" do
         @membership.should_receive(:notification_service)
-        @membership.update_attribute(:group_access, GroupMember::MASTER)
+        @membership.update_attribute(:access_level, GroupMember::MASTER)
       end
 
       it "does not send an email when the access level has not changed" do
         @membership.should_not_receive(:notification_service)
-        @membership.update_attribute(:group_access, GroupMember::OWNER)
+        @membership.update_attribute(:access_level, GroupMember::OWNER)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/note_spec.rb b/spec/models/note_spec.rb
index a6796d4ab15fc7fecfa0c144d3c6599352cd8d56..da51100e0d7b86cb5006eb3ea7c34ff25f51be22 100644
--- a/spec/models/note_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/note_spec.rb
@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@ describe Note do
 
     describe :read do
       before do
-        @p1.project_members.create(user: @u2, project_access: ProjectMember::GUEST)
-        @p2.project_members.create(user: @u3, project_access: ProjectMember::GUEST)
+        @p1.project_members.create(user: @u2, access_level: ProjectMember::GUEST)
+        @p2.project_members.create(user: @u3, access_level: ProjectMember::GUEST)
       end
 
       it { @abilities.allowed?(@u1, :read_note, @p1).should be_false }
@@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ describe Note do
 
     describe :write do
       before do
-        @p1.project_members.create(user: @u2, project_access: ProjectMember::DEVELOPER)
-        @p2.project_members.create(user: @u3, project_access: ProjectMember::DEVELOPER)
+        @p1.project_members.create(user: @u2, access_level: ProjectMember::DEVELOPER)
+        @p2.project_members.create(user: @u3, access_level: ProjectMember::DEVELOPER)
       end
 
       it { @abilities.allowed?(@u1, :write_note, @p1).should be_false }
@@ -343,9 +343,9 @@ describe Note do
 
     describe :admin do
       before do
-        @p1.project_members.create(user: @u1, project_access: ProjectMember::REPORTER)
-        @p1.project_members.create(user: @u2, project_access: ProjectMember::MASTER)
-        @p2.project_members.create(user: @u3, project_access: ProjectMember::MASTER)
+        @p1.project_members.create(user: @u1, access_level: ProjectMember::REPORTER)
+        @p1.project_members.create(user: @u2, access_level: ProjectMember::MASTER)
+        @p2.project_members.create(user: @u3, access_level: ProjectMember::MASTER)
       end
 
       it { @abilities.allowed?(@u1, :admin_note, @p1).should be_false }
diff --git a/spec/models/project_security_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_security_spec.rb
index 564edaf8c1b96c5d5007243258f2dcd9c68d11c9..5c8d1e7438b5fcce0a2ce4fa3a10b9c4f33dcdf7 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_security_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_security_spec.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe Project do
 
     describe "Guest Rules" do
       before do
-        @p1.project_members.create(project: @p1, user: @u2, project_access: ProjectMember::GUEST)
+        @p1.project_members.create(project: @p1, user: @u2, access_level: ProjectMember::GUEST)
       end
 
       it "should allow for project user any guest actions" do
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe Project do
 
     describe "Report Rules" do
       before do
-        @p1.project_members.create(project: @p1, user: @u2, project_access: ProjectMember::REPORTER)
+        @p1.project_members.create(project: @p1, user: @u2, access_level: ProjectMember::REPORTER)
       end
 
       it "should allow for project user any report actions" do
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ describe Project do
 
     describe "Developer Rules" do
       before do
-        @p1.project_members.create(project: @p1, user: @u2, project_access: ProjectMember::REPORTER)
-        @p1.project_members.create(project: @p1, user: @u3, project_access: ProjectMember::DEVELOPER)
+        @p1.project_members.create(project: @p1, user: @u2, access_level: ProjectMember::REPORTER)
+        @p1.project_members.create(project: @p1, user: @u3, access_level: ProjectMember::DEVELOPER)
       end
 
       it "should deny for developer master-specific actions" do
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ describe Project do
 
     describe "Master Rules" do
       before do
-        @p1.project_members.create(project: @p1, user: @u2, project_access: ProjectMember::DEVELOPER)
-        @p1.project_members.create(project: @p1, user: @u3, project_access: ProjectMember::MASTER)
+        @p1.project_members.create(project: @p1, user: @u2, access_level: ProjectMember::DEVELOPER)
+        @p1.project_members.create(project: @p1, user: @u3, access_level: ProjectMember::MASTER)
       end
 
       it "should deny for developer master-specific actions" do
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ describe Project do
 
     describe "Admin Rules" do
       before do
-        @p1.project_members.create(project: @p1, user: @u2, project_access: ProjectMember::DEVELOPER)
-        @p1.project_members.create(project: @p1, user: @u3, project_access: ProjectMember::MASTER)
+        @p1.project_members.create(project: @p1, user: @u2, access_level: ProjectMember::DEVELOPER)
+        @p1.project_members.create(project: @p1, user: @u3, access_level: ProjectMember::MASTER)
       end
 
       it "should deny for masters admin-specific actions" do
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/branches_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/branches_spec.rb
index 5f6258488a4d1d2e5faf05b8db786a63cd8b6eac..caded2c92899a52fa2751d7fd0e054ac1dda80c7 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/branches_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/branches_spec.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
   let(:user2) { create(:user) }
   let!(:project) { create(:project, creator_id: user.id) }
-  let!(:master) { create(:project_member, user: user, project: project, project_access: ProjectMember::MASTER) }
-  let!(:guest) { create(:project_member, user: user2, project: project, project_access: ProjectMember::GUEST) }
+  let!(:master) { create(:project_member, user: user, project: project, access_level: ProjectMember::MASTER) }
+  let!(:guest) { create(:project_member, user: user2, project: project, access_level: ProjectMember::GUEST) }
   let!(:branch_name) { 'feature' }
   let!(:branch_sha) { '0b4bc9a49b562e85de7cc9e834518ea6828729b9' }
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/commits_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/commits_spec.rb
index 3a5a2efdb0ff9b493f49a083857eb124f442be61..38e0a284c36e57fafca6e6a43ee3ad8ba1a1e60d 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/commits_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/commits_spec.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
   let(:user2) { create(:user) }
   let!(:project) { create(:project, creator_id: user.id) }
-  let!(:master) { create(:project_member, user: user, project: project, project_access: ProjectMember::MASTER) }
-  let!(:guest) { create(:project_member, user: user2, project: project, project_access: ProjectMember::GUEST) }
+  let!(:master) { create(:project_member, user: user, project: project, access_level: ProjectMember::MASTER) }
+  let!(:guest) { create(:project_member, user: user2, project: project, access_level: ProjectMember::GUEST) }
 
   before { project.team << [user, :reporter] }
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/project_members_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/project_members_spec.rb
index 626da6196d57e4a2c85dfab9719ce257dce67c89..836f21f3e0bae6b1fc0ed2a2edf8a64c941f209c 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/project_members_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/project_members_spec.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
   let(:user2) { create(:user) }
   let(:user3) { create(:user) }
   let(:project) { create(:project, creator_id: user.id, namespace: user.namespace) }
-  let(:project_member) { create(:project_member, user: user, project: project, project_access: ProjectMember::MASTER) }
-  let(:project_member2) { create(:project_member, user: user3, project: project, project_access: ProjectMember::DEVELOPER) }
+  let(:project_member) { create(:project_member, user: user, project: project, access_level: ProjectMember::MASTER) }
+  let(:project_member2) { create(:project_member, user: user3, project: project, access_level: ProjectMember::DEVELOPER) }
 
   describe "GET /projects/:id/members" do
     before { project_member }
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb
index 59a20c374895f6017772fede5aceef6e07a39721..a52ba30187e5555ad8ee4362fe5d720a52302a78 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
   let(:admin) { create(:admin) }
   let(:project) { create(:project, creator_id: user.id, namespace: user.namespace) }
   let(:snippet) { create(:project_snippet, author: user, project: project, title: 'example') }
-  let(:project_member) { create(:project_member, user: user, project: project, project_access: ProjectMember::MASTER) }
-  let(:project_member2) { create(:project_member, user: user3, project: project, project_access: ProjectMember::DEVELOPER) }
+  let(:project_member) { create(:project_member, user: user, project: project, access_level: ProjectMember::MASTER) }
+  let(:project_member2) { create(:project_member, user: user3, project: project, access_level: ProjectMember::DEVELOPER) }
 
   describe "GET /projects" do
     before { project }
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/repositories_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/repositories_spec.rb
index 6618ce0e378bb08358456da54028910e777be3c8..a339dbfe9dbd871a5466c7b16134572671d0c508 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/repositories_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/repositories_spec.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
   let(:user2) { create(:user) }
   let!(:project) { create(:project, creator_id: user.id) }
-  let!(:master) { create(:project_member, user: user, project: project, project_access: ProjectMember::MASTER) }
-  let!(:guest) { create(:project_member, user: user2, project: project, project_access: ProjectMember::GUEST) }
+  let!(:master) { create(:project_member, user: user, project: project, access_level: ProjectMember::MASTER) }
+  let!(:guest) { create(:project_member, user: user2, project: project, access_level: ProjectMember::GUEST) }
 
   before { project.team << [user, :reporter] }