diff --git a/spec/factories.rb b/spec/factories.rb
index 0e0c04f9..ae9066cb 100644
--- a/spec/factories.rb
+++ b/spec/factories.rb
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
   factory :event do
     factory :closed_issue_event do
       project
-      action Event::Closed
+      action { Event::Closed }
       target factory: :closed_issue
       author factory: :user
     end