diff --git a/spec/labor/article_suggester_spec.rb b/spec/labor/article_suggester_spec.rb
index f8a36e75a..d1de7a074 100644
--- a/spec/labor/article_suggester_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/labor/article_suggester_spec.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ RSpec.describe ArticleSuggester, type: :labor do
   it "returns proper number of articles with post with the same tags" do
     create_list(:article, 4, featured: true, tags: ["discuss"], score: 10)
     article = create(:article, featured: true, tags: ["discuss"])
+    stub_estimated_article_count
     expect(described_class.new(article).articles.size).to eq(4)
   end
 
@@ -11,17 +12,24 @@ RSpec.describe ArticleSuggester, type: :labor do
     create_list(:article, 2, featured: true, tags: ["discuss"], score: 10)
     create_list(:article, 2, featured: true, tags: ["javascript"])
     article = create(:article, featured: true, tags: ["discuss"])
+    stub_estimated_article_count
     expect(described_class.new(article).articles.size).to eq(4)
   end
 
   it "returns proper number of articles with post without tags" do
     create_list(:article, 5, tags: [], with_tags: false, featured: true)
     article = create(:article, featured: true, tag_list: "")
+    stub_estimated_article_count
     expect(described_class.new(article).articles.size).to eq(4)
   end
 
   it "returns the number of articles requested" do
     articles = create_list(:article, 3, featured: true)
+    stub_estimated_article_count
     expect(described_class.new(articles.first).articles(max: 2).size).to eq(2)
   end
+
+  def stub_estimated_article_count
+    allow(described_class).to receive(:articles_count).and_return(Article.published.count)
+  end
 end