diff --git a/spec/controllers/application_controller/explorer_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/application_controller/explorer_spec.rb
index a55ba28060d..3352c16c0bd 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/application_controller/explorer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/application_controller/explorer_spec.rb
@@ -34,18 +34,25 @@
     end
 
     context "#rbac_filtered_objects" do
-      it "properly calls RBAC" do
+      let(:ems_folder) { FactoryGirl.create(:ems_folder) }
+      let!(:ems) { FactoryGirl.create(:ems_vmware, :ems_folders => [ems_folder]) }
+      let(:user)       { FactoryGirl.create(:user_admin) }
+      let(:vm)         { FactoryGirl.create(:vm_vmware, :ext_management_system => ems) }
+
+      before do
         EvmSpecHelper.create_guid_miq_server_zone
-        ems_folder = FactoryGirl.create(:ems_folder)
-        ems = FactoryGirl.create(:ems_vmware, :ems_folders => [ems_folder])
 
-        user = FactoryGirl.create(:user_admin)
         user.current_group.entitlement = Entitlement.create!
         user.current_group.entitlement.set_managed_filters([["/managed/service_level/gold"]])
         user.current_group.save
-        login_as user
-        expect(Rbac.filtered([ems_folder], :match_via_descendants => "VmOrTemplate")).to(
-          eq([ems_folder]))
+        
+        ems_folder.add_child(vm)
+      end
+
+      it "properly calls RBAC" do
+        vm.tag_with('/managed/service_level/gold', :ns => '*')
+
+        expect(Rbac.filtered(EmsFolder, :match_via_descendants => "VmOrTemplate", :user => user)).to eq([ems_folder])
       end
     end