diff --git a/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb
index cb7a5a12f..607b066c0 100644
--- a/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ RSpec.describe UsersController, type: :request do
 
           it "allows changing email but not dpo or key_contact" do
             user.reload
-            expect(user.email).to eq(new_email)
+            expect(user.unconfirmed_email).to eq(new_email)
             expect(user.is_data_protection_officer?).to be false
             expect(user.is_key_contact?).to be false
           end
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ RSpec.describe UsersController, type: :request do
 
           it "allows changing email and dpo" do
             user.reload
-            expect(user.email).to eq(new_email)
+            expect(user.unconfirmed_email).to eq(new_email)
             expect(user.is_data_protection_officer?).to be true
             expect(user.is_key_contact?).to be true
           end
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ RSpec.describe UsersController, type: :request do
             it "allows changing email, dpo, key_contact" do
               patch "/users/#{other_user.id}", headers: headers, params: params
               other_user.reload
-              expect(other_user.email).to eq(new_email)
+              expect(other_user.unconfirmed_email).to eq(new_email)
               expect(other_user.is_data_protection_officer?).to be true
               expect(other_user.is_key_contact?).to be true
             end
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ RSpec.describe UsersController, type: :request do
 
           it "allows changing email and dpo" do
             user.reload
-            expect(user.email).to eq(new_email)
+            expect(user.unconfirmed_email).to eq(new_email)
             expect(user.is_data_protection_officer?).to be true
             expect(user.is_key_contact?).to be true
           end
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ RSpec.describe UsersController, type: :request do
             it "allows changing email, dpo, key_contact" do
               patch "/users/#{other_user.id}", headers: headers, params: params
               other_user.reload
-              expect(other_user.email).to eq(new_email)
+              expect(other_user.unconfirmed_email).to eq(new_email)
               expect(other_user.is_data_protection_officer?).to be true
               expect(other_user.is_key_contact?).to be true
             end
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ RSpec.describe UsersController, type: :request do
               it "allows changing email, dpo, key_contact" do
                 patch "/users/#{other_user.id}", headers: headers, params: params
                 other_user.reload
-                expect(other_user.email).to eq(new_email)
+                expect(other_user.unconfirmed_email).to eq(new_email)
                 expect(other_user.is_data_protection_officer?).to be true
                 expect(other_user.is_key_contact?).to be true
               end