diff --git a/spec/unit/matchers/hash_excluding_matcher_spec.rb b/spec/unit/matchers/hash_excluding_matcher_spec.rb
index b1dabc893..4a5fc5d2f 100644
--- a/spec/unit/matchers/hash_excluding_matcher_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/matchers/hash_excluding_matcher_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module Matchers
       end
 
       it 'describes itself properly' do
-        expect(HashExcludingMatcher.new(a: 1).inspect).to eq 'hash_excluding({"a"=>1})'
+        expect(HashExcludingMatcher.new(a: 1).inspect).to eq "hash_excluding(#{{"a" => 1}.inspect})"
       end
 
       describe 'success' do
diff --git a/spec/unit/matchers/hash_including_matcher_spec.rb b/spec/unit/matchers/hash_including_matcher_spec.rb
index b6ea985b1..886be51b1 100644
--- a/spec/unit/matchers/hash_including_matcher_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/matchers/hash_including_matcher_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module Matchers
       end
 
       it "describes itself properly" do
-        expect(HashIncludingMatcher.new(a: 1).inspect).to eq "hash_including({\"a\"=>1})"
+        expect(HashIncludingMatcher.new(a: 1).inspect).to eq "hash_including(#{{"a"=>1}.inspect})"
       end
 
       describe "success" do
diff --git a/spec/unit/request_pattern_spec.rb b/spec/unit/request_pattern_spec.rb
index fe6ef2e03..3f22aa130 100644
--- a/spec/unit/request_pattern_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/request_pattern_spec.rb
@@ -18,22 +18,25 @@
     end
 
     it "should report string describing itself with query params" do
-      expect(WebMock::RequestPattern.new(:get, /.*example.*/, query: {'a' => ['b', 'c']}).to_s).to eq(
-        "GET /.*example.*/ with query params {\"a\"=>[\"b\", \"c\"]}"
+      query = {'a' => ['b', 'c']}
+      expect(WebMock::RequestPattern.new(:get, /.*example.*/, query: query).to_s).to eq(
+        "GET /.*example.*/ with query params #{query.inspect}"
       )
     end
 
     it "should report string describing itself with query params as hash including matcher" do
+      query = {'a' => ['b', 'c']}
       expect(WebMock::RequestPattern.new(:get, /.*example.*/,
-      query: WebMock::Matchers::HashIncludingMatcher.new({'a' => ['b', 'c']})).to_s).to eq(
-        "GET /.*example.*/ with query params hash_including({\"a\"=>[\"b\", \"c\"]})"
+      query: WebMock::Matchers::HashIncludingMatcher.new(query)).to_s).to eq(
+        "GET /.*example.*/ with query params hash_including(#{query.inspect})"
       )
     end
 
     it "should report string describing itself with body as hash including matcher" do
+      query = {'a' => ['b', 'c']}
       expect(WebMock::RequestPattern.new(:get, /.*example.*/,
-      body: WebMock::Matchers::HashIncludingMatcher.new({'a' => ['b', 'c']})).to_s).to eq(
-        "GET /.*example.*/ with body hash_including({\"a\"=>[\"b\", \"c\"]})"
+      body: WebMock::Matchers::HashIncludingMatcher.new(query)).to_s).to eq(
+        "GET /.*example.*/ with body hash_including(#{query.inspect})"
       )
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/unit/request_signature_snippet_spec.rb b/spec/unit/request_signature_snippet_spec.rb
index cc0ac545e..d070da779 100644
--- a/spec/unit/request_signature_snippet_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/request_signature_snippet_spec.rb
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@
   end
 
   describe "#request_stubs" do
+    let(:body) { {"a" => "b"} }
     before :each do
-      WebMock.stub_request(:get, "https://www.example.com").with(body: {"a" => "b"})
+      WebMock.stub_request(:get, "https://www.example.com").with(body: body)
     end
 
     context "when showing the body diff is turned off" do
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@
         result = subject.request_stubs
         result.sub!("registered request stubs:\n\n", "")
         expect(result).to eq(
-          "stub_request(:get, \"https://www.example.com/\").\n  with(\n    body: {\"a\"=>\"b\"})"
+          "stub_request(:get, \"https://www.example.com/\").\n  with(\n    body: #{body.inspect})"
         )
       end
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@
         result = subject.request_stubs
         result.sub!("registered request stubs:\n\n", "")
         expect(result).to eq(
-          "stub_request(:get, \"https://www.example.com/\").\n  with(\n    body: {\"a\"=>\"b\"})\n\nBody diff:\n [[\"-\", \"key\", \"different value\"], [\"+\", \"a\", \"b\"]]\n"
+          "stub_request(:get, \"https://www.example.com/\").\n  with(\n    body: #{body.inspect})\n\nBody diff:\n [[\"-\", \"key\", \"different value\"], [\"+\", \"a\", \"b\"]]\n"
         )
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/unit/stub_request_snippet_spec.rb b/spec/unit/stub_request_snippet_spec.rb
index b8ba9d93d..e9920b92b 100644
--- a/spec/unit/stub_request_snippet_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/stub_request_snippet_spec.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         expected = <<-STUB
 stub_request(:post, "http://www.example.com/").
   with(
-    body: {"user"=>{"first_name"=>"Bartosz"}},
+    body: #{{"user"=>{"first_name"=>"Bartosz"}}.inspect},
     headers: {
 \t  'Content-Type'=>'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
     }).