diff --git a/app/models/poll/recount.rb b/app/models/poll/recount.rb
index 97a909d1f..74a6fe937 100644
--- a/app/models/poll/recount.rb
+++ b/app/models/poll/recount.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class Poll::Recount < ActiveRecord::Base
 
-  VALID_ORIGINS = %w{ web booth letter }
+  VALID_ORIGINS = %w{web booth letter}.freeze
 
   belongs_to :author, -> { with_hidden }, class_name: 'User', foreign_key: 'author_id'
   belongs_to :booth_assignment
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Poll::Recount < ActiveRecord::Base
 
     [:white, :null, :total].each do |amount|
       next unless send("#{amount}_amount_changed?") && send("#{amount}_amount_was").present?
-      self["#{amount}_amount_log"] += ":#{send("#{amount}_amount_was").to_s}"
+      self["#{amount}_amount_log"] += ":#{send("#{amount}_amount_was")}"
       amounts_changed = true
     end
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Poll::Recount < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def update_officer_author
-      self.officer_assignment_id_log += ":#{officer_assignment_id_was.to_s}"
-      self.author_id_log += ":#{author_id_was.to_s}"
+    self.officer_assignment_id_log += ":#{officer_assignment_id_was}"
+    self.author_id_log += ":#{author_id_was}"
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/poll/recount_spec.rb b/spec/models/poll/recount_spec.rb
index 1ca0b41eb..2a5ed16a7 100644
--- a/spec/models/poll/recount_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/poll/recount_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ require 'rails_helper'
 describe Poll::Recount do
 
   describe "logging changes" do
-    let(:poll_recount) { create(:poll_recount) }
+    let(:author) { create(:user) }
+    let(:officer_assignment) { create(:poll_officer_assignment) }
+    let(:poll_recount) { create(:poll_recount, author: author, officer_assignment: officer_assignment) }
 
     it "should update white_amount_log if white_amount changes" do
       poll_recount.white_amount = 33
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ describe Poll::Recount do
       poll_recount.white_amount = 34
       poll_recount.save
 
-      expect(poll_recount.white_amount_log).to eq(":33:32")
+      expect(poll_recount.white_amount_log).to eq(":0:33:32")
     end
 
     it "should update null_amount_log if null_amount changes" do
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ describe Poll::Recount do
       poll_recount.null_amount = 34
       poll_recount.save
 
-      expect(poll_recount.null_amount_log).to eq(":33:32")
+      expect(poll_recount.null_amount_log).to eq(":0:33:32")
     end
 
     it "should update total_amount_log if total_amount changes" do
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ describe Poll::Recount do
       poll_recount.total_amount = 34
       poll_recount.save
 
-      expect(poll_recount.total_amount_log).to eq(":33:32")
+      expect(poll_recount.total_amount_log).to eq(":0:33:32")
     end
 
     it "should update officer_assignment_id_log if amount changes" do
@@ -68,8 +70,8 @@ describe Poll::Recount do
       poll_recount.officer_assignment = create(:poll_officer_assignment, id: 103)
       poll_recount.save
 
-      expect(poll_recount.white_amount_log).to eq(":33:32")
-      expect(poll_recount.officer_assignment_id_log).to eq(":101:102")
+      expect(poll_recount.white_amount_log).to eq(":0:33:32")
+      expect(poll_recount.officer_assignment_id_log).to eq(":#{officer_assignment.id}:101:102")
     end
 
     it "should update author_id if amount changes" do
@@ -78,24 +80,24 @@ describe Poll::Recount do
       expect(poll_recount.white_amount_log).to eq("")
       expect(poll_recount.author_id_log).to eq("")
 
-      author_A = create(:poll_officer).user
-      author_B = create(:poll_officer).user
-      author_C = create(:poll_officer).user
+      first_author = create(:poll_officer).user
+      second_author = create(:poll_officer).user
+      third_author = create(:poll_officer).user
 
       poll_recount.white_amount = 33
-      poll_recount.author_id = author_A.id
+      poll_recount.author_id = first_author.id
       poll_recount.save!
 
       poll_recount.white_amount = 32
-      poll_recount.author_id = author_B.id
+      poll_recount.author_id = second_author.id
       poll_recount.save!
 
       poll_recount.white_amount = 34
-      poll_recount.author_id = author_C.id
+      poll_recount.author_id = third_author.id
       poll_recount.save!
 
-      expect(poll_recount.white_amount_log).to eq(":33:32")
-      expect(poll_recount.author_id_log).to eq(":#{author_A.id}:#{author_B.id}")
+      expect(poll_recount.white_amount_log).to eq(":0:33:32")
+      expect(poll_recount.author_id_log).to eq(":#{author.id}:#{first_author.id}:#{second_author.id}")
     end
   end