diff --git a/test/fixtures/alerts.yml b/test/fixtures/alerts.yml
index 5eb6612..43f4205 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/alerts.yml
+++ b/test/fixtures/alerts.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ one:
   course: 101
   alerted: false
   semester: US13
+  sections: [1, 2, 3]
 
 two:
   user_id: 1
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ two:
   course: 241A
   alerted: true
   semester: FS13
+  sections: [3, 6, 9]
 
 three:
   user_id: 2
@@ -20,4 +22,5 @@ three:
   course: 312
   alerted: false
   semester: SS14
+  sections: [5, 6, 11]
 
diff --git a/test/functional/alerts_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/alerts_controller_test.rb
index 8de454a..c72c92f 100644
--- a/test/functional/alerts_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/alerts_controller_test.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ require 'test_helper'
 class AlertsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
   setup do
     @alert = alerts(:one)
-    @alert = alerts(:two)
-    @alert = alerts(:three)
+    
+    @user = users(:one)
+
+    sign_in :user, @user
   end
 
   test "should get index" do
@@ -20,7 +22,12 @@ class AlertsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
 
   test "should create alert" do
     assert_difference('Alert.count') do
-      post :create, alert: { alerted: @alert.alerted, course: @alert.course, department: @alert.department, user_id: @alert.user_id }
+      post :create, alert: { 
+        course: @alert.course, 
+        department: @alert.department,
+        semester: @alert.semester,
+        sections: @alert.sections
+      }
     end
 
     assert_redirected_to alert_path(assigns(:alert))
@@ -37,7 +44,12 @@ class AlertsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
   end
 
   test "should update alert" do
-    put :update, id: @alert, alert: { alerted: @alert.alerted, course: @alert.course, department: @alert.department, user_id: @alert.user_id }
+    put :update, id: @alert, alert: { 
+      course: @alert.course,
+      department: @alert.department,
+      semester: @alert.semester,
+      sections: @alert.sections
+    }
     assert_redirected_to alert_path(assigns(:alert))
   end