diff --git a/spec/factories/users.rb b/spec/factories/users.rb
index 8d32fef0..1c1e47f0 100644
--- a/spec/factories/users.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/users.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     admin false
     banned false
     created_at Time.now - 1.year
+    confirmed_at Time.now - 364.days
 
     factory :moderator do
       transient do
diff --git a/spec/policies/comment_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/comment_policy_spec.rb
index 54970db7..cf3aeec2 100644
--- a/spec/policies/comment_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/comment_policy_spec.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@
       it_behaves_like 'a policy forbidding', :update, :destroy
     end
 
+    context 'with an unconfirmed user' do
+      let(:user){ create :user, confirmed_at: nil }
+      it_behaves_like 'a policy permitting', :index, :show, :upvote, :remove_upvote
+      it_behaves_like 'a policy forbidding', :update, :destroy, :move
+    end
+
     context 'with a new account' do
       let(:user){ create :user, created_at: Time.now }
       ENV['POSTING_AGE_REQUIREMENT'] = '24'
diff --git a/spec/policies/conversation_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/conversation_policy_spec.rb
index abad31c9..77daa025 100644
--- a/spec/policies/conversation_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/conversation_policy_spec.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
     it_behaves_like 'a policy forbidding', :show, :update, :destroy
   end
 
+  context 'with an unconfirmed user' do
+    let(:user){ create :user, confirmed_at: nil }
+    it_behaves_like 'a policy forbidding', :index, :show, :create, :destroy, :update
+  end
+
   context 'with a participant' do
     let(:user){ record.users.first }
     it_behaves_like 'a policy permitting', :index, :show, :create, :destroy
diff --git a/spec/policies/discussion_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/discussion_policy_spec.rb
index 9c200d4e..8cf0f93a 100644
--- a/spec/policies/discussion_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/discussion_policy_spec.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
       it_behaves_like 'a policy forbidding', :create, :update, :destroy
     end
 
+    context 'with an unconfirmed user' do
+      let(:user){ create :user, confirmed_at: nil }
+      let(:board){ create :board, section: 'zooniverse', permissions: { read: 'all', write: 'all' } }
+      it_behaves_like 'a policy permitting', :index, :show
+      it_behaves_like 'a policy forbidding', :create, :update, :destroy
+    end
+
     context 'with the owner' do
       let(:user){ record.user }
       it_behaves_like 'a policy permitting', :index, :show, :create, :update
diff --git a/spec/policies/message_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/message_policy_spec.rb
index ed7bb597..0462e881 100644
--- a/spec/policies/message_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/message_policy_spec.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
     it_behaves_like 'a policy forbidding', :show, :create, :update, :destroy
   end
 
+  context 'with an unconfirmed user' do
+    let(:user){ create :user, confirmed_at: nil }
+    it_behaves_like 'a policy forbidding', :index, :show, :create, :update, :destroy
+  end
+
   context 'with a participant' do
     let(:user){ record.user }
     it_behaves_like 'a policy permitting', :index, :show, :create