diff --git a/spec/models/validations/sales/household_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/sales/household_validations_spec.rb
index ea581c096..b7ea4f663 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/sales/household_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/sales/household_validations_spec.rb
@@ -7,42 +7,42 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::Sales::HouseholdValidations do
 
   describe "#validate_number_of_other_people_living_in_the_property" do
     context "when within permitted bounds" do
-      let(:record) { FactoryBot.build(:sales_log, hholdcount: 2) }
+      let(:record) { build(:sales_log, hholdcount: 2) }
 
       it "does not add an error" do
         household_validator.validate_number_of_other_people_living_in_the_property(record)
 
-        expect(record.errors).not_to be_present
+        expect(record.errors[:hholdcount]).not_to be_present
       end
     end
 
     context "when blank" do
-      let(:record) { FactoryBot.build(:sales_log, hholdcount: nil) }
+      let(:record) { build(:sales_log, hholdcount: nil) }
 
       it "does not add an error" do
         household_validator.validate_number_of_other_people_living_in_the_property(record)
 
-        expect(record.errors).not_to be_present
+        expect(record.errors[:hholdcount]).not_to be_present
       end
     end
 
     context "when below lower bound" do
-      let(:record) { FactoryBot.build(:sales_log, hholdcount: -1) }
+      let(:record) { build(:sales_log, hholdcount: -1) }
 
       it "adds an error" do
         household_validator.validate_number_of_other_people_living_in_the_property(record)
 
-        expect(record.errors).to be_present
+        expect(record.errors[:hholdcount]).to be_present
       end
     end
 
     context "when higher than upper bound" do
-      let(:record) { FactoryBot.build(:sales_log, hholdcount: 5) }
+      let(:record) { build(:sales_log, hholdcount: 5) }
 
       it "adds an error" do
         household_validator.validate_number_of_other_people_living_in_the_property(record)
 
-        expect(record.errors).to be_present
+        expect(record.errors[:hholdcount]).to be_present
       end
     end
   end