diff --git a/spec/models/animal_spec.rb b/spec/models/animal_spec.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spec/models/animal_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/animal_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe Animal, :type => :model do
     it { expect(Animal.inheritance_column).to eq('species') }
 
     describe "updates to the `inheritance_column`" do
-      subject { Cat.create!(name: 'Leo') }
+      subject { Cat.create!(:name => 'Leo') }
 
       it "should be allowed" do
         subject.update_attributes(:name => 'Spike', :species => 'Dog')
diff --git a/test/dummy/app/models/animal.rb b/test/dummy/app/models/animal.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/test/dummy/app/models/animal.rb
+++ b/test/dummy/app/models/animal.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 class Animal < ActiveRecord::Base
   has_paper_trail
   self.inheritance_column = 'species'
+
+  attr_accessible :species, :name if ::PaperTrail.active_record_protected_attributes?
 end
Fix test case from ea<I>e8a<I> in conjunction with Protected Attributes