diff --git a/spec/features/organisation_spec.rb b/spec/features/organisation_spec.rb
index 8d9bee660..118638d84 100644
--- a/spec/features/organisation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/organisation_spec.rb
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ RSpec.describe "User Features" do
       let(:number_of_case_logs) { CaseLog.count }
 
       before do
-        first_log.update!(startdate: Time.utc(2022, 6, 2, 10, 36, 49))
         visit("/organisations/#{org_id}/logs")
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/helpers/tasklist_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/tasklist_helper_spec.rb
index daf7ba0d9..afc2eef30 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/tasklist_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/tasklist_helper_spec.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 require "rails_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe TasklistHelper do
-  let(:empty_case_log) { FactoryBot.create(:case_log) }
-  let(:case_log) { FactoryBot.create(:case_log, :in_progress) }
+  let(:empty_case_log) { FactoryBot.build(:case_log) }
+  let(:case_log) { FactoryBot.build(:case_log, :in_progress) }
+  let(:user) { FactoryBot.build(:user) }
+
+  before do
+    empty_case_log.form.current_user = user
+    case_log.form.current_user = user
+  end
 
   describe "get next incomplete section" do
     it "returns the first subsection name if it is not completed" do