diff --git a/spec/controllers/matches_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/matches_controller_spec.rb
index 9e3a26e..c034a1a 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/matches_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/matches_controller_spec.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ require 'rails_helper'
 RSpec.describe MatchesController, type: :controller do
   before do
     @match = create(:match, state: :not_started)
-    @tournament = create(:stage_tournament, stage_count: 2)
-    @running_playoff_match = @tournament.stages.find_by(level: 2).matches.first
+    @amount_of_stages = 2
+    @tournament = create(:stage_tournament, stage_count: @amount_of_stages)
+    @running_playoff_match = @tournament.stages.find_by(level: @amount_of_stages).matches.first
     @match.match_scores = create_pair(:match_score)
   end
 
@@ -83,11 +84,16 @@ RSpec.describe MatchesController, type: :controller do
             expect(@running_playoff_match.state).to eq(finished[:state])
           end
 
-          it 'populates the match below' do
-            match_below = @tournament.stages.find { |s| s.level == 2 }.matches
-                                     .find { |m| m.position == @running_playoff_match.position / 2 }.reload
-            expect(@running_playoff_match.winner).to be_a(Team)
-            expect(match_below.teams).to include(@running_playoff_match.winner)
+          describe 'updates the match below' do
+            before do
+              @match_below = @tournament.stages.find_by(level: @amount_of_stages - 1).matches
+                                        .find_by(position: @running_playoff_match.position / 2).reload
+            end
+
+            it 'with the right teams' do
+              expect(@running_playoff_match.winner).to be_a(Team)
+              expect(@match_below.teams).to include(@running_playoff_match.winner)
+            end
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/services/playoff_stage_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/playoff_stage_service_spec.rb
index 3e8812f..ccab2d3 100644
--- a/spec/services/playoff_stage_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/playoff_stage_service_spec.rb
@@ -100,57 +100,67 @@ RSpec.describe PlayoffStageService do
     end
 
     context 'match below has no match_scores' do
-      it 'finds the correct match and adds two new match_scores to it' do
+      before do
         @match_to_find.match_scores = []
         @match_to_find.save
-        PlayoffStageService.populate_match_below(@match)
-        @match_to_find.reload
+        @test = PlayoffStageService.populate_match_below(@match).first
+      end
+
+      it 'finds the correct match and adds two new match_scores to it' do
         expect(@match_to_find.teams).to match_array(@match.winner)
       end
     end
 
     context 'match below has one match_score with the winning team' do
-      it 'finds the correct match and adds no match_score' do
+      before do
         @match_to_find.match_scores = create_list(:match_score, 1, team: @match.winner)
         @match_to_find.save
-        PlayoffStageService.populate_match_below(@match)
-        @match_to_find.reload
-        expect(@match_to_find.teams).to match_array(@match.winner)
+        @test = PlayoffStageService.populate_match_below(@match).first
+      end
+
+      it 'finds the correct match and adds no match_score' do
+        expect(@test.teams).to match_array(@match.winner)
       end
     end
 
     context 'match below has one match_score with an unknown team' do
-      it 'finds the correct match and replaces the match_score' do
+      before do
         @match_to_find.match_scores = create_list(:match_score, 1, team: create(:team), points: 1337)
         @match_to_find.save
-        PlayoffStageService.populate_match_below(@match)
-        @match_to_find.reload
-        expect(@match_to_find.teams).to match_array(@match.winner)
-        expect(@match_to_find.match_scores.first.points).to_not be(1337)
+        @test = PlayoffStageService.populate_match_below(@match).first
+      end
+
+      it 'finds the correct match and replaces the match_score' do
+        expect(@test.teams).to match_array(@match.winner)
+        expect(@test.match_scores.first.points).to_not be(1337)
       end
     end
 
     context 'match below has one match_score with the correct team' do
-      it 'finds the correct match and replaces nothing' do
+      before do
         @match_to_find.match_scores = create_list(:match_score, 1, team: @match.winner, points: 42)
         @match_to_find.save
-        PlayoffStageService.populate_match_below(@match)
-        @match_to_find.reload
-        expect(@match_to_find.teams).to match_array(@match.winner)
-        expect(@match_to_find.match_scores.first.points).to be(42)
+        @test = PlayoffStageService.populate_match_below(@match).first
+      end
+
+      it 'finds the correct match and replaces nothing' do
+        expect(@test.teams).to match_array(@match.winner)
+        expect(@test.match_scores.first.points).to be(42)
       end
     end
 
     context 'match below has two match_scores with the correct teams' do
-      it 'finds the correct match and replaces nothing' do
+      before do
         @companion_match.state = :finished
         @companion_match.save
         @match_to_find.match_scores = [create(:match_score, team: @match.winner),
                                        create(:match_score, team: @companion_match.winner)]
         @match_to_find.save
-        PlayoffStageService.populate_match_below(@match)
-        @match_to_find.reload
-        expect(@match_to_find.teams).to match_array([@match.winner, @companion_match.winner])
+        @test = PlayoffStageService.populate_match_below(@match).first
+      end
+
+      it 'finds the correct match and replaces nothing' do
+        expect(@test.teams).to match_array([@match.winner, @companion_match.winner])
       end
     end
   end