diff --git a/spec/migrations/20190617191109_move_awx_credentials_to_authentications_spec.rb b/spec/migrations/20190617191109_move_awx_credentials_to_authentications_spec.rb
index 889c1d2a..0cff1740 100644
--- a/spec/migrations/20190617191109_move_awx_credentials_to_authentications_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/migrations/20190617191109_move_awx_credentials_to_authentications_spec.rb
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@
         :type => "ManageIQ::Providers::EmbeddedAnsible::AutomationManager::VaultCredential"
       )
       expect(auth.manager_ref).to be_nil
-      expect(described_class).to_not receive(:pg_connection)
+      allow(PG::Connection).to receive(:new).and_call_original
+      expect(PG::Connection).to_not receive(:new).with(a_hash_including(:dbname => "awx"))
 
       migrate
     end
@@ -108,7 +109,9 @@
         :type        => "ManageIQ::Providers::AnsibleTower::AutomationManager::GoogleCredential",
         :manager_ref => "1"
       )
-      expect(described_class).to_not receive(:pg_connection)
+
+      allow(PG::Connection).to receive(:new).and_call_original
+      expect(PG::Connection).to_not receive(:new).with(a_hash_including(:dbname => "awx"))
 
       migrate
     end
@@ -121,14 +124,17 @@
         :options     => {:become_method => ""},
         :manager_ref => "1"
       )
-      expect(described_class).to receive(:pg_connection).and_raise(PG::ConnectionBad)
+
+      allow(PG::Connection).to receive(:new).and_call_original
+      expect(PG::Connection).to receive(:new).with(a_hash_including(:dbname => "awx")).and_raise(PG::ConnectionBad)
 
       migrate
     end
 
     context "with an awx database connection" do
       before do
-        allow(described_class).to receive(:pg_connection).with(a_hash_including(:dbname => "awx")).and_return(awx_conn)
+        allow(PG::Connection).to receive(:new).and_call_original
+        allow(PG::Connection).to receive(:new).with(a_hash_including(:dbname => "awx")).and_return(awx_conn)
       end
 
       it "removes unwanted data from options when the credential doesn't exist in the awx database" do