diff --git a/spec/features/merge_request/user_sees_avatar_on_diff_notes_spec.rb b/spec/features/merge_request/user_sees_avatar_on_diff_notes_spec.rb
index 09ac71d8ae87f4fe1e21d53be4e2e8742e7cec12..a6c024be698f51264a9d5927c5e74c6c2a07e818 100644
--- a/spec/features/merge_request/user_sees_avatar_on_diff_notes_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/merge_request/user_sees_avatar_on_diff_notes_spec.rb
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
   include Spec::Support::Helpers::ModalHelpers
   include MergeRequestDiffHelpers
 
-  let(:project)       { create(:project, :public, :repository) }
-  let(:user)          { project.creator }
-  let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request_with_diffs, source_project: project, author: user, title: 'Bug NS-04') }
-  let(:path)          { 'files/ruby/popen.rb' }
+  let_it_be(:project) { create(:project, :public, :repository) }
+  let_it_be(:user)    { project.creator }
+  let_it_be(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request_with_diffs, source_project: project, author: user, title: 'Bug NS-04') }
+
+  let(:path) { 'files/ruby/popen.rb' }
   let(:position) do
     build(:text_diff_position, :added,
       file: path,
@@ -22,8 +23,11 @@
 
   let!(:note) { create(:diff_note_on_merge_request, project: project, noteable: merge_request, position: position) }
 
-  before do
+  before_all do
     project.add_maintainer(user)
+  end
+
+  before do
     sign_in user
 
     set_cookie('sidebar_collapsed', 'true')