diff --git a/spec/features/emails_spec.rb b/spec/features/emails_spec.rb
index 3f2598e1f..ec8ff7b5f 100644
--- a/spec/features/emails_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/emails_spec.rb
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ feature 'Emails' do
       author = create(:user)
       voter = create(:user, email_on_proposal_notification: false)
 
-      proposal = create(:proposal)
+      proposal = create(:proposal, author: author)
       create(:vote, voter: voter, votable: proposal, vote_flag: true)
 
       login_as(author)