diff --git a/spec/factories.rb b/spec/factories.rb
index e6209c92..8af2a712 100644
--- a/spec/factories.rb
+++ b/spec/factories.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def fetch_jwt_token(user_id)
   iat = Time.now.to_i
   jti_raw = [JwtOptions.secret, iat].join(':').to_s
   jti = Digest::MD5.hexdigest(jti_raw)
-  payload = { data: { user_id: user_id }, exp: Time.now.to_i + JwtOptions.expiry, sub: user_id, iat: iat, jti: jti }
+  payload = { user_id: user_id , exp: Time.now.to_i + JwtOptions.expiry, sub: user_id, iat: iat, jti: jti }
   token = JWT.encode payload, JwtOptions.secret, JwtOptions.algorithm
   "Bearer #{token}"
 end