diff --git a/spec/requests/api/issues_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/issues_spec.rb
index 293ea83a..442e9c73 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/issues_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/issues_spec.rb
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ describe Gitlab::API do
   before { project.add_access(user, :read) }
 
   describe "GET /issues" do
-    it "should return authentication error" do
-      get api("/issues")
-      response.status.should == 401
+    context "when unauthenticated" do
+      it "should return authentication error" do
+        get api("/issues")
+        response.status.should == 401
+      end
     end
 
-    describe "authenticated GET /issues" do
+    context "when authenticated" do
       it "should return an array of issues" do
         get api("/issues", user)
         response.status.should == 200
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb
index cc6843cc..9412287f 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ describe Gitlab::API do
   before { project.add_access(user, :read) }
 
   describe "GET /projects" do
-    it "should return authentication error" do
-      get api("/projects")
-      response.status.should == 401
+    context "when unauthenticated" do
+      it "should return authentication error" do
+        get api("/projects")
+        response.status.should == 401
+      end
     end
 
-    describe "authenticated GET /projects" do
+    context "when authenticated" do
       it "should return an array of projects" do
         get api("/projects", user)
         response.status.should == 200
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/users_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/users_spec.rb
index d791962a..e25fe134 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/users_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/users_spec.rb
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ describe Gitlab::API do
   let(:user) { Factory :user }
 
   describe "GET /users" do
-    it "should return authentication error" do
-      get api("/users")
-      response.status.should == 401
+    context "when unauthenticated" do
+      it "should return authentication error" do
+        get api("/users")
+        response.status.should == 401
+      end
     end
 
-    describe "authenticated GET /users" do
+    context "when authenticated" do
       it "should return an array of users" do
         get api("/users", user)
         response.status.should == 200