Solution: set request referer
describe "POST #add_user" do
it "adds a new user to the selected plan" do
@request.env['HTTP_REFERER'] = root_url # <<<<--------!
plan = FactoryGirl.create :plan
expect {
post :add_user, {:id => plan.to_param, :user => {:id => keeper.to_param}}, valid_session
}.to change(plan.users, :count).by(1)
end
end