diff --git a/spec/integration/whois_spec.rb b/spec/integration/whois_spec.rb
index ea76b30b9..fb388cf20 100644
--- a/spec/integration/whois_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/whois_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   let(:response) { "Domain:             example.it\nStatus:             AVAILABLE\n" }
 
   describe "Basic WHOIS querying and parsing" do
-    it "works" do
+    it "queries and returns a record" do
       with_definitions do
         Whois::Server.define(:tld, "it", "whois.nic.it")
         expect(Whois::Server::Adapters::Standard.query_handler).to receive(:call)
diff --git a/spec/whois/client_spec.rb b/spec/whois/client_spec.rb
index aea9feee8..da3c3e925 100644
--- a/spec/whois/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/whois/client_spec.rb
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ def lookup(*)
     describe "#query" do
       it "sends a query for given domain" do
         record = described_class.new.lookup("weppos.it")
-        assert record.match?(/Domain:\s+weppos\.it/)
-        assert record.match?(/Created:/)
+        expect(record.match?(/Domain:\s+weppos\.it/)).to be(true)
+        expect(record.match?(/Created:/)).to be(true)
       end
     end
   end