diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/verification_decorator.rb b/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/verification_decorator.rb
index c09a0440b..15df3d1a4 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/verification_decorator.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/verification_decorator.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Api
     module Decorators
       class VerificationDecorator < BaseDecorator
 
-        property :provider_name, as: :providerName, writeable: :false
+        property :provider_name, as: :providerName, writeable: false
         property :provider_version_number, as: :providerApplicationVersion, writeable: false
         property :success
         property :execution_date, as: :verificationDate
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/verification_decorator_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/verification_decorator_spec.rb
index 82e7a735a..6f51acd0f 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/verification_decorator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/verification_decorator_spec.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ module Decorators
         let(:options) { { user_options: { base_url: 'http://example.org' } } }
 
 
-        subject { JSON.parse VerificationDecorator.new(verification).to_json(options), symbolize_names: true }
+        let(:json) { VerificationDecorator.new(verification).to_json(options) }
+
+        subject { JSON.parse json, symbolize_names: true }
 
         it "includes the success status" do
           expect(subject[:success]).to eq true