diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 8863f3bc4..2c01f8e8f 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ RSpec.describe User, type: :model do
   end
 
   describe "paper trail" do
-    let(:user) { FactoryBot.create(:user) }
+    let(:previous_name) { "Previous Name" }
+    let(:user) { FactoryBot.create(:user, name: previous_name) }
 
     it "creates a record of changes to a log" do
       expect { user.update!(name: "new test name") }.to change(user.versions, :count).by(1)
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ RSpec.describe User, type: :model do
 
     it "allows case logs to be restored to a previous version" do
       user.update!(name: "new test name")
-      expect(user.paper_trail.previous_version.name).to eq("Danny Rojas")
+      expect(user.paper_trail.previous_version.name).to eq(previous_name)
     end
 
     it "signing in does not create a new version" do
diff --git a/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb
index 679cc02c6..5fd2cedb7 100644
--- a/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ RSpec.describe UsersController, type: :request do
 
             it "does update other values" do
               expect { patch "/users/#{other_user.id}", headers:, params: }
-                .to change { other_user.reload.name }.from("Danny Rojas").to("new name")
+                .to change { other_user.reload.name }.from(other_user.name).to("new name")
             end
           end
         end
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ RSpec.describe UsersController, type: :request do
 
             it "does update other values" do
               expect { patch "/users/#{other_user.id}", headers:, params: }
-                .to change { other_user.reload.name }.from("Danny Rojas").to("new name")
+                .to change { other_user.reload.name }.from(other_user.name).to("new name")
             end
           end
         end
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ RSpec.describe UsersController, type: :request do
 
               it "does update other values" do
                 expect { patch "/users/#{other_user.id}", headers:, params: }
-                  .to change { other_user.reload.name }.from("Danny Rojas").to("new name")
+                  .to change { other_user.reload.name }.from(other_user.name).to("new name")
               end
             end
           end