diff --git a/spec/graphql/types/query_type_spec.rb b/spec/graphql/types/query_type_spec.rb
index 6e050fd0c..9c50e04bc 100644
--- a/spec/graphql/types/query_type_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/graphql/types/query_type_spec.rb
@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@ describe Types::QueryType do
   let(:proposal) { create(:proposal, author: user) }
 
   it "returns fields of Int type" do
-    response = execute("{ proposal(id: #{proposal.id}) { cached_votes_up } }")
-    expect(dig(response, "data.proposal.cached_votes_up")).to eq(proposal.cached_votes_up)
+    response = run_graphql_field("Proposal.cached_votes_up", proposal)
+    expect(response).to eq(proposal.cached_votes_up)
   end
 
   it "returns fields of String type" do
-    response = execute("{ proposal(id: #{proposal.id}) { title } }")
-    expect(dig(response, "data.proposal.title")).to eq(proposal.title)
+    response = run_graphql_field("Proposal.title", proposal)
+    expect(response).to eq(proposal.title)
   end
 
   it "returns belongs_to associations" do
-    response = execute("{ proposal(id: #{proposal.id}) { public_author { username } } }")
-    expect(dig(response, "data.proposal.public_author.username")).to eq(proposal.public_author.username)
+    response = run_graphql_field("Proposal.public_author.username", proposal)
+    expect(response).to eq(proposal.public_author.username)
   end
 
   it "returns has_many associations" do
@@ -32,36 +32,46 @@ describe Types::QueryType do
   end
 
   it "hides confidential fields of Int type" do
-    response = execute("{ user(id: #{user.id}) { failed_census_calls_count } }")
-    expect(hidden_field?(response, "failed_census_calls_count")).to be_truthy
+    expect do
+      run_graphql_field("User.failed_census_calls_count", user)
+    end.to raise_error GraphQL::Testing::Helpers::FieldNotDefinedError
   end
 
   it "hides confidential fields of String type" do
-    response = execute("{ user(id: #{user.id}) { encrypted_password } }")
-    expect(hidden_field?(response, "encrypted_password")).to be_truthy
+    expect do
+      run_graphql_field("User.encrypted_password", user)
+    end.to raise_error GraphQL::Testing::Helpers::FieldNotDefinedError
   end
 
   it "hides confidential has_one associations" do
     user.administrator = create(:administrator)
-    response = execute("{ user(id: #{user.id}) { administrator { id } } }")
-    expect(hidden_field?(response, "administrator")).to be_truthy
+
+    expect do
+      run_graphql_field("User.administrator.id", user)
+    end.to raise_error GraphQL::Testing::Helpers::FieldNotDefinedError, /no field named `administrator`/
   end
 
   it "hides confidential belongs_to associations" do
     create(:failed_census_call, user: user)
-    response = execute("{ user(id: #{user.id}) { failed_census_calls { id } } }")
-    expect(hidden_field?(response, "failed_census_calls")).to be_truthy
+
+    expect do
+      run_graphql_field("User.failed_census_calls.id", user)
+    end.to raise_error GraphQL::Testing::Helpers::FieldNotDefinedError, /no field named `failed_census_calls`/
   end
 
   it "hides confidential has_many associations" do
     create(:direct_message, sender: user)
-    response = execute("{ user(id: #{user.id}) { direct_messages_sent { id } } }")
-    expect(hidden_field?(response, "direct_messages_sent")).to be_truthy
+
+    expect do
+      run_graphql_field("User.direct_messages_sent.id", user)
+    end.to raise_error GraphQL::Testing::Helpers::FieldNotDefinedError,
+                       /no field named `direct_messages_sent`/
   end
 
   it "hides confidential fields inside deeply nested queries" do
-    response = execute("{ proposals(first: 1) { edges { node { public_author { encrypted_password } } } } }")
-    expect(hidden_field?(response, "encrypted_password")).to be_truthy
+    expect do
+      run_graphql_field("Proposal.public_author.encrypted_password", proposal)
+    end.to raise_error GraphQL::Testing::Helpers::FieldNotDefinedError, /no field named `encrypted_password`/
   end
 
   describe "#comments" do
diff --git a/spec/graphql/types/user_type_spec.rb b/spec/graphql/types/user_type_spec.rb
index e81baaf90..3b8f60716 100644
--- a/spec/graphql/types/user_type_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/graphql/types/user_type_spec.rb
@@ -7,28 +7,25 @@ describe Types::UserType do
     it "does not link debates" do
       create(:debate, author: user)
 
-      response = execute("{ user(id: #{user.id}) { public_debates { edges { node { title } } } } }")
-      received_debates = dig(response, "data.user.public_debates.edges")
+      response = run_graphql_field("User.public_debates", user)
 
-      expect(received_debates).to eq []
+      expect(response.items).to eq []
     end
 
     it "does not link proposals" do
       create(:proposal, author: user)
 
-      response = execute("{ user(id: #{user.id}) { public_proposals { edges { node { title } } } } }")
-      received_proposals = dig(response, "data.user.public_proposals.edges")
+      response = run_graphql_field("User.public_proposals", user)
 
-      expect(received_proposals).to eq []
+      expect(response.items).to eq []
     end
 
     it "does not link comments" do
       create(:comment, author: user)
 
-      response = execute("{ user(id: #{user.id}) { public_comments { edges { node { body } } } } }")
-      received_comments = dig(response, "data.user.public_comments.edges")
+      response = run_graphql_field("User.public_comments", user)
 
-      expect(received_comments).to eq []
+      expect(response.items).to eq []
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 2ee4b259b..c7d2e2079 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.include(EmailSpec::Matchers)
   config.include(CommonActions)
   config.include(ActiveSupport::Testing::TimeHelpers)
+  config.include GraphQL::Testing::Helpers.for(ConsulSchema)
 
   config.define_derived_metadata(file_path: Regexp.new("/spec/components/")) do |metadata|
     metadata[:type] = :component
diff --git a/spec/support/common_actions/graphql_api.rb b/spec/support/common_actions/graphql_api.rb
index 6deceb138..add8cc773 100644
--- a/spec/support/common_actions/graphql_api.rb
+++ b/spec/support/common_actions/graphql_api.rb
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@ module GraphQLAPI
     response.dig(*path.split("."))
   end
 
-  def hidden_field?(response, field_name)
-    data_is_empty = response["data"].nil?
-    error_message = /Field '#{field_name}' doesn't exist on type '[[:alnum:]]*'/
-
-    error_is_present = ((response["errors"].first["message"] =~ error_message) == 0)
-    data_is_empty && error_is_present
-  end
-
   def extract_fields(response, collection_name, field_chain)
     fields = field_chain.split(".")
     dig(response, "data.#{collection_name}.edges").map do |node|