diff --git a/spec/controllers/matches_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/matches_controller_spec.rb
index 2d9482b..a283b63 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/matches_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/matches_controller_spec.rb
@@ -195,7 +195,9 @@ RSpec.describe MatchesController, type: :controller do
 
             context 'PopulateMatchBelowAndSave fails' do
               before do
-                expect(PopulateMatchBelowAndSave).to receive(:call).once.with(match: @running_playoff_match)
+                expect(PopulateMatchBelowAndSave).to receive(:call).once.with(
+                  match: have_attributes(id: @running_playoff_match.id)
+                )
                                                                    .and_return(context)
               end
 
@@ -204,7 +206,7 @@ RSpec.describe MatchesController, type: :controller do
 
                 it 'returns unprocessable entity' do
                   # mock match.winner to be the first team of the match to skip winner check here
-                  allow(@running_playoff_match).to receive(:winner).and_return(@running_playoff_match.match_scores.first.team)
+                  allow_any_instance_of(Match).to receive(:winner).and_return(@running_playoff_match.match_scores.first.team)
 
                   put :update, params: { id: @running_playoff_match.to_param }.merge(finished)
                   expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)