diff --git a/spec/components/topic_view_spec.rb b/spec/components/topic_view_spec.rb
index e94bd3608cf..6ee0831c5ae 100644
--- a/spec/components/topic_view_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/topic_view_spec.rb
@@ -191,10 +191,11 @@ describe TopicView do
 
     context '#recent_posts' do
       before do
-        24.times do # our let()s have already created 3
-          Fabricate(:post, topic: topic, user: first_poster)
+        24.times do |t| # our let()s have already created 3
+          Fabricate(:post, topic: topic, user: first_poster, created_at: t.seconds.from_now)
         end
       end
+
       it 'returns at most 25 recent posts ordered newest first' do
         recent_posts = topic_view.recent_posts
 
diff --git a/spec/models/post_spec.rb b/spec/models/post_spec.rb
index 6f5b2c69dfb..2cbff032885 100644
--- a/spec/models/post_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/post_spec.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ describe Post do
 
     describe '#by_newest' do
       it 'returns posts ordered by created_at desc' do
-        2.times { Fabricate(:post) }
+        2.times do |t|
+          Fabricate(:post, created_at: t.seconds.from_now)
+        end
         Post.by_newest.first.created_at.should > Post.by_newest.last.created_at
       end
     end