diff --git a/app/models/abilities/administrator.rb b/app/models/abilities/administrator.rb
index 8d7694b32..582d6a9e0 100644
--- a/app/models/abilities/administrator.rb
+++ b/app/models/abilities/administrator.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ module Abilities
       can [:read, :create, :update, :destroy], Budget::Group
       can [:read, :create, :update, :destroy], Budget::Heading
       can [:hide, :update, :toggle_selection], Budget::Investment
-      can :valuate, Budget::Investment, budget: { valuating: true }
+      can :valuate, Budget::Investment, budget: { phase: 'valuating' }
       can :create, Budget::ValuatorAssignment
 
       can [:search, :edit, :update, :create, :index, :destroy], Banner
diff --git a/app/models/abilities/valuator.rb b/app/models/abilities/valuator.rb
index d3979a640..1462e2630 100644
--- a/app/models/abilities/valuator.rb
+++ b/app/models/abilities/valuator.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Abilities
     def initialize(user)
       valuator = user.valuator
       can [:read, :update, :valuate], SpendingProposal
-      can [:read, :update, :valuate], Budget::Investment, id: valuator.investment_ids, budget: { valuating: true }
+      can [:read, :update, :valuate], Budget::Investment, id: valuator.investment_ids, budget: { phase: 'valuating' }
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/abilities/administrator_spec.rb b/spec/models/abilities/administrator_spec.rb
index 8170d3434..8f48153a8 100644
--- a/spec/models/abilities/administrator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/abilities/administrator_spec.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe "Abilities::Administrator" do
   it { should be_able_to(:update, Budget::Investment) }
   it { should be_able_to(:hide,   Budget::Investment) }
 
-  it { should be_able_to(:valuate, create(:budget_investment, budget: create(:budget, valuating: true))) }
-  it { should_not be_able_to(:valuate, create(:budget_investment, budget: create(:budget, valuating: false))) }
+  it { should be_able_to(:valuate, create(:budget_investment, budget: create(:budget, phase: 'valuating'))) }
+  it { should_not be_able_to(:valuate, create(:budget_investment, budget: create(:budget, phase: 'finished'))) }
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/abilities/valuator_spec.rb b/spec/models/abilities/valuator_spec.rb
index 9fa285f19..fee24f6a8 100644
--- a/spec/models/abilities/valuator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/abilities/valuator_spec.rb
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ describe "Abilities::Valuator" do
   let(:valuator) { create(:valuator) }
   let(:non_assigned_investment) { create(:budget_investment) }
 
-  let(:assigned_investment) { create(:budget_investment, budget: create(:budget, valuating: true)) }
+  let(:assigned_investment) { create(:budget_investment, budget: create(:budget, phase: 'valuating')) }
   before(:each) { assigned_investment.valuators << valuator }
 
-  let(:assigned_investment_not_valuating) { create(:budget_investment, budget: create(:budget, valuating: false)) }
+  let(:assigned_investment_not_valuating) { create(:budget_investment, budget: create(:budget, phase: 'finished')) }
   before(:each) { assigned_investment_not_valuating.valuators << valuator }
 
   it { should be_able_to(:read, SpendingProposal) }