diff --git a/spec/auth_helpers.rb b/spec/auth_helpers.rb
index 27869d4..ea55d1f 100644
--- a/spec/auth_helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/auth_helpers.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 module AuthHelpers
   def apply_authentication_headers_for(user)
     user_headers = user.create_new_auth_token
-    @request.headers.merge!(user_headers)
+    request.headers.merge!(user_headers)
   end
 end