diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/backend/grack_auth_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/backend/grack_auth_spec.rb
index b0b2f3f72f16c29e4e2512aae6aa5e724ac95516..829a9c197ef84c23523d6eea20a427eeb3794f5b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/backend/grack_auth_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/backend/grack_auth_spec.rb
@@ -175,11 +175,14 @@ describe Grack::Auth do
 
         context "when a gitlab ci token is provided" do
           let(:token) { "123" }
+          let(:gitlab_ci_project) { FactoryGirl.create :ci_project, token: token }
 
           before do
+            project.gitlab_ci_project = gitlab_ci_project
+            project.save
+
             gitlab_ci_service = project.build_gitlab_ci_service
             gitlab_ci_service.active = true
-            allow(gitlab_ci_service).to receive(:token).and_return(token)
             gitlab_ci_service.save
 
             env["HTTP_AUTHORIZATION"] = ActionController::HttpAuthentication::Basic.encode_credentials("gitlab-ci-token", token)