diff --git a/tests/acceptance/app-test.js b/tests/acceptance/app-test.js
index 1fe4c387..b66c4f55 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/app-test.js
+++ b/tests/acceptance/app-test.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module('Acceptance | application', function (hooks) {
   setupMirage(hooks);
 
   hooks.beforeEach(async function () {
-    await authenticateSession({ user: { id: '0' } });
+    await authenticateSession({ id: '0' });
   });
 
   test('Make sure app loads outside of root', async function (assert) {
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/nih-submission-test.js b/tests/acceptance/nih-submission-test.js
index 732986fb..e278e283 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/nih-submission-test.js
+++ b/tests/acceptance/nih-submission-test.js
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ module('Acceptance | submission', function (hooks) {
   setupMirage(hooks);
 
   hooks.beforeEach(async function () {
-    await authenticateSession({
-      user: { id: '0' },
-    });
+    await authenticateSession({ id: '0' });
   });
 
   test('can walk through an nih submission workflow and make a submission - base case', async function (assert) {
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/proxy-submission-test.js b/tests/acceptance/proxy-submission-test.js
index 6a0968ad..cb0b099c 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/proxy-submission-test.js
+++ b/tests/acceptance/proxy-submission-test.js
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ module('Acceptance | proxy submission', function (hooks) {
 
     this.server.create('user', attrs);
 
-    await authenticateSession({
-      user: { id: '0' },
-    });
+    await authenticateSession({ id: '0' });
   });
 
   test('can walk through a proxy submission workflow and make a submission – with pass account', async function (assert) {
diff --git a/tests/unit/services/current-user-test.js b/tests/unit/services/current-user-test.js
index 3b7528de..63525075 100644
--- a/tests/unit/services/current-user-test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/services/current-user-test.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module('Unit | Service | current-user', (hooks) => {
       '@id': user.get('id'),
     };
 
-    service.set('session', { data: { authenticated: { user: { id: '000' } } } });
+    service.set('session', { data: { authenticated: { id: '000' } } });
 
     service.set(
       'store',