diff --git a/spec/factories.rb b/spec/factories.rb
index 76bd3ebb..3205cabd 100644
--- a/spec/factories.rb
+++ b/spec/factories.rb
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
   factory :merge_request do
     title
     author
-    project
+    project factory: :project_with_code
     source_branch "master"
     target_branch "stable"
 
diff --git a/spec/features/notes_on_merge_requests_spec.rb b/spec/features/notes_on_merge_requests_spec.rb
index d48dffc0..82f44279 100644
--- a/spec/features/notes_on_merge_requests_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/notes_on_merge_requests_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe "On a merge request", js: true do
-  let!(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let!(:project) { create(:project_with_code) }
   let!(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, project: project) }
 
   before do
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ end
 
 
 describe "On a merge request diff", js: true, focus: true do
-  let!(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let!(:project) { create(:project_with_code) }
   let!(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request_with_diffs, project: project) }
 
   before do