diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/base_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/base_controller_spec.rb
index 9e31fc138e..3742fcab2c 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/base_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/base_controller_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe Api::BaseController do
 
   context "cannot make a request to the API" do
     it "with an invalid API key" do
-      request.env["X-Spree-Token"] = "fake_key"
+      request.headers["X-Spree-Token"] = "fake_key"
       get :index, {}
       expect(json_response).to eq( "error" => "Invalid API key (fake_key) specified." )
       expect(response.status).to eq(401)