diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/advisories_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/advisories_controller_spec.rb
index 65ee9dec6..39185bf4a 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/advisories_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v1/advisories_controller_spec.rb
@@ -14,32 +14,32 @@ end
 
 shared_examples_for 'api advisories user with admin rights' do
   context 'api advisories user with create rights' do
-    let(:params) { {build_list_id: @build_list.id, advisory: {description: 'test'}} }
+    let(:params) {{ build_list_id: @build_list.id, advisory: { description: 'test' }, format: :json }}
     it 'should be able to perform create action' do
-      post :create, params, format: :json
+      post :create, params
       response.should be_success
     end
     it 'ensures that advisory has been created' do
-      lambda { post :create, params, format: :json }.should change{ Advisory.count }.by(1)
+      lambda { post :create, params }.should change{ Advisory.count }.by(1)
     end
     it 'ensures that build_list has been associated with advisory' do
-      post :create, params, format: :json
+      post :create, params
       @build_list.reload
       @build_list.advisory.should_not be_nil
     end
   end
 
   context 'api advisories user with update rights' do
-    let(:params) { {id: @advisory.advisory_id, build_list_id: @build_list.id} }
+    let(:params) {{ id: @advisory.advisory_id, build_list_id: @build_list.id, format: :json }}
     it 'should be able to perform update action' do
-      put :update, params, format: :json
+      put :update, params
       response.should be_success
     end
     it 'ensures that advisory has not been created' do
-      lambda { put :update, params, format: :json }.should_not change{ Advisory.count }
+      lambda { put :update, params }.should_not change{ Advisory.count }
     end
     it 'ensures that build_list has been associated with advisory' do
-      put :update, params, format: :json
+      put :update, params
       @build_list.reload
       @build_list.advisory.should_not be_nil
     end
@@ -48,32 +48,32 @@ end
 
 shared_examples_for 'api advisories user without admin rights' do
   context 'api advisories user without create rights' do
-    let(:params) { {build_list_id: @build_list.id, advisory: {description: 'test'}} }
+    let(:params) {{ build_list_id: @build_list.id, advisory: { description: 'test' }, format: :json }}
     it 'should not be able to perform create action' do
-      post :create, params, format: :json
+      post :create, params
       response.should_not be_success
     end
     it 'ensures that advisory has not been created' do
-      lambda { post :create, params, format: :json }.should_not change{ Advisory.count }
+      lambda { post :create, params }.should_not change{ Advisory.count }
     end
     it 'ensures that build_list has not been associated with advisory' do
-      post :create, params, format: :json
+      post :create, params
       @build_list.reload
       @build_list.advisory.should be_nil
     end
   end
 
   context 'api advisories user without update rights' do
-    let(:params) { {id: @advisory.advisory_id, build_list_id: @build_list.id} }
+    let(:params) {{ id: @advisory.advisory_id, build_list_id: @build_list.id, format: :json }}
     it 'should not be able to perform update action' do
-      put :update, params, format: :json
+      put :update, params
       response.should_not be_success
     end
     it 'ensures that advisory has not been created' do
-      lambda { put :update, params, format: :json }.should_not change{ Advisory.count }
+      lambda { put :update, params }.should_not change{ Advisory.count }
     end
     it 'ensures that build_list has not been associated with advisory' do
-      put :update, params, format: :json
+      put :update, params
       @build_list.reload
       @build_list.advisory.should be_nil
     end