diff --git a/spec/requests/api/commit_status_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/commit_status_spec.rb
index 21482fc1070b40123e0baef34703349d3d740e29..89b554622ef6481ba373ad5a16eb33ff6d682cbc 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/commit_status_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/commit_status_spec.rb
@@ -2,18 +2,17 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe API::CommitStatus, api: true do
   include ApiHelpers
-  let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let(:user2) { create(:user) }
-  let!(:project) { create(:project, creator_id: user.id) }
-  let!(:reporter) { create(:project_member, user: user, project: project, access_level: ProjectMember::REPORTER) }
-  let!(:guest) { create(:project_member, user: user2, project: project, access_level: ProjectMember::GUEST) }
+  let!(:project) { create(:project) }
   let(:commit) { project.repository.commit }
   let!(:ci_commit) { project.ensure_ci_commit(commit.id) }
   let(:commit_status) { create(:commit_status, commit: ci_commit) }
+  let(:guest) { create_user(ProjectMember::GUEST) }
+  let(:reporter) { create_user(ProjectMember::REPORTER) }
+  let(:developer) { create_user(ProjectMember::DEVELOPER) }
 
   describe "GET /projects/:id/repository/commits/:sha/statuses" do
     it_behaves_like 'a paginated resources' do
-      let(:request) { get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{commit.id}/statuses", user) }
+      let(:request) { get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{commit.id}/statuses", reporter) }
     end
 
     context "reporter user" do
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ describe API::CommitStatus, api: true do
       end
 
       it "should return latest commit statuses" do
-        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{commit.id}/statuses", user)
+        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{commit.id}/statuses", reporter)
         expect(response.status).to eq(200)
 
         expect(json_response).to be_an Array
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ describe API::CommitStatus, api: true do
       end
 
       it "should return all commit statuses" do
-        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{commit.id}/statuses?all=1", user)
+        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{commit.id}/statuses?all=1", reporter)
         expect(response.status).to eq(200)
 
         expect(json_response).to be_an Array
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ describe API::CommitStatus, api: true do
       end
 
       it "should return latest commit statuses for specific ref" do
-        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{commit.id}/statuses?ref=develop", user)
+        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{commit.id}/statuses?ref=develop", reporter)
         expect(response.status).to eq(200)
 
         expect(json_response).to be_an Array
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ describe API::CommitStatus, api: true do
       end
 
       it "should return latest commit statuses for specific name" do
-        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{commit.id}/statuses?name=coverage", user)
+        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{commit.id}/statuses?name=coverage", reporter)
         expect(response.status).to eq(200)
 
         expect(json_response).to be_an Array
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ describe API::CommitStatus, api: true do
 
     context "guest user" do
       it "should not return project commits" do
-        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{commit.id}/statuses", user2)
+        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/commits/#{commit.id}/statuses", guest)
         expect(response.status).to eq(403)
       end
     end
@@ -81,10 +80,10 @@ describe API::CommitStatus, api: true do
   describe 'POST /projects/:id/statuses/:sha' do
     let(:post_url) { "/projects/#{project.id}/statuses/#{commit.id}" }
 
-    context 'reporter user' do
+    context 'developer user' do
       context 'should create commit status' do
         it 'with only required parameters' do
-          post api(post_url, user), state: 'success'
+          post api(post_url, developer), state: 'success'
           expect(response.status).to eq(201)
           expect(json_response['sha']).to eq(commit.id)
           expect(json_response['status']).to eq('success')
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ describe API::CommitStatus, api: true do
         end
 
         it 'with all optional parameters' do
-          post api(post_url, user), state: 'success', context: 'coverage', ref: 'develop', target_url: 'url', description: 'test'
+          post api(post_url, developer), state: 'success', context: 'coverage', ref: 'develop', target_url: 'url', description: 'test'
           expect(response.status).to eq(201)
           expect(json_response['sha']).to eq(commit.id)
           expect(json_response['status']).to eq('success')
@@ -108,25 +107,32 @@ describe API::CommitStatus, api: true do
 
       context 'should not create commit status' do
         it 'with invalid state' do
-          post api(post_url, user), state: 'invalid'
+          post api(post_url, developer), state: 'invalid'
           expect(response.status).to eq(400)
         end
 
         it 'without state' do
-          post api(post_url, user)
+          post api(post_url, developer)
           expect(response.status).to eq(400)
         end
 
         it 'invalid commit' do
-          post api("/projects/#{project.id}/statuses/invalid_sha", user), state: 'running'
+          post api("/projects/#{project.id}/statuses/invalid_sha", developer), state: 'running'
           expect(response.status).to eq(404)
         end
       end
     end
 
+    context 'reporter user' do
+      it 'should not create commit status' do
+        post api(post_url, reporter)
+        expect(response.status).to eq(403)
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'guest user' do
       it 'should not create commit status' do
-        post api(post_url, user2)
+        post api(post_url, guest)
         expect(response.status).to eq(403)
       end
     end
@@ -138,4 +144,10 @@ describe API::CommitStatus, api: true do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  def create_user(access_level)
+    user = create(:user)
+    create(:project_member, user: user, project: project, access_level: access_level)
+    user
+  end
 end