diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/pet_spec.rb b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/pet_spec.rb
index f0e38084802..67cee70c1ee 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/pet_spec.rb
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/pet_spec.rb
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ describe "Pet" do
     end
 
     it "should find pets by status" do
-      pets = PetApi.find_pets_by_status('available')
+      pets = PetApi.find_pets_by_status(:status => 'available')
       pets.length.should >= 3
     end
     
     it "should not find a pet with invalid status" do
-      pets = PetApi.find_pets_by_status('invalid-status')
+      pets = PetApi.find_pets_by_status(:status => 'invalid-status')
       pets.length.should == 0
     end
 
     it "should find a pet by status" do
-      pets = PetApi.find_pets_by_status("available,sold")
+      pets = PetApi.find_pets_by_status(:status => "available,sold")
       pets.map {|pet| 
         if(pet.status != 'available' && pet.status != 'sold') 
           raise "pet status wasn't right"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe "Pet" do
     
     it "should update a pet" do
       pet = Pet.new({'id' => 10002, 'status' => 'sold'})
-      PetApi.add_pet(pet)
+      PetApi.add_pet(:body => pet)
       
       fetched = PetApi.get_pet_by_id(10002)
       fetched.id.should == 10002
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe "Pet" do
 
     it "should create a pet" do 
       pet = Pet.new('id' => 10002, 'name' => "RUBY UNIT TESTING")
-      PetApi.add_pet(pet)
+      PetApi.add_pet(:body => pet)
 
       pet = PetApi.get_pet_by_id(10002)
       pet.id.should == 10002
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/spec_helper.rb b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/spec_helper.rb
index c4c56d8a955..71725a45a6c 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ end
 # always delete and then re-create the pet object with 10002
 def prepare_pet
   # remove the pet
-  PetApi.delete_pet('special-key', 10002)
+  PetApi.delete_pet(10002)
   # recreate the pet
   pet = Pet.new('id' => 10002, 'name' => "RUBY UNIT TESTING")
-  PetApi.add_pet(pet)
+  PetApi.add_pet(:body => pet)
 end
 
 # always delete and then re-create the store order 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def prepare_store
 		  "shipDate" => "2015-04-06T23:42:01.678Z",
 		  "status" => "placed",
 		  "complete" => false)
-  StoreApi.place_order(order)
+  StoreApi.place_order(:body => order)
 end
 
 configure_swagger