diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 9608ad8cc..42c82653d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
 
   rescue_from User::PrivilegeError, :with => :access_denied
   rescue_from Danbooru::Paginator::PaginationError, :with => :render_pagination_limit
-  rescue_from Exception, :with => :rescue_exception
+  # rescue_from Exception, :with => :rescue_exception
 
 protected
   def api_check
diff --git a/app/controllers/user_upgrades_controller.rb b/app/controllers/user_upgrades_controller.rb
index 80b3dbb68..9204c8977 100644
--- a/app/controllers/user_upgrades_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/user_upgrades_controller.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ class UserUpgradesController < ApplicationController
       user = User.find(user_id)
 
       if user.level < User::Levels::PLATINUM && level >= User::Levels::GOLD && level <= User::Levels::PLATINUM
-        user.promote_to!(level, :skip_feedback => true)
+        CurrentUser.scoped(User.admins.first, "127.0.0.1") do
+          user.promote_to!(level, :skip_feedback => true)
+        end
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/test/controllers/user_upgrades_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/user_upgrades_controller_test.rb
index 021142e39..8816a5e08 100644
--- a/test/controllers/user_upgrades_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/user_upgrades_controller_test.rb
@@ -1,113 +1,34 @@
 require 'test_helper'
 
 class UserUpgradesControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
-  def get_stripe_token
-    Stripe::Token.create(
-      :card => {
-        :number => "4242424242424242",
-        :exp_month => 1,
-        :exp_year => 1.year.from_now.year,
-        :cvc => "123"
-      }
-    )
-  end
-
   setup do
+    @admin = FactoryGirl.create(:admin_user)
     @user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
   end
 
   context "#create" do
+    setup do
+      @encrypted = ActiveSupport::MessageEncryptor.new(Danbooru.config.coinbase_secret).encrypt_and_sign("#{@user.id},#{User::Levels::GOLD}")
+    end
+
     context "for basic -> gold" do
       should "promote the account" do
-        VCR.use_cassette("stripe-basic-to-gold", :record => :once) do
-          post :create, {:stripeToken => get_stripe_token.id, :desc => "Upgrade to Gold", :email => "nowhere@donmai.us"}, {:user_id => @user.id}
-        end
-        assert_redirected_to user_upgrade_path
+        post :create, {:order => {:status => "completed", :custom => @encrypted}}
+        assert_response :success
         @user.reload
         assert_equal(User::Levels::GOLD, @user.level)
       end
     end
-
-    context "for basic -> platinum" do
-      should "promote the account" do
-        VCR.use_cassette("stripe-basic-to-plat", :record => :once) do
-          post :create, {:stripeToken => get_stripe_token.id, :desc => "Upgrade to Platinum", :email => "nowhere@donmai.us"}, {:user_id => @user.id}
-        end
-        assert_redirected_to user_upgrade_path
-        @user.reload
-        assert_equal(User::Levels::PLATINUM, @user.level)
-      end
-    end
-
-    context "for gold -> platinum" do
-      context "when the user is gold" do
-        setup do
-          @user.update_attribute(:level, User::Levels::GOLD)
-        end
-
-        should "promote the account" do
-          VCR.use_cassette("stripe-gold-to-plat", :record => :once) do
-            post :create, {:stripeToken => get_stripe_token.id, :desc => "Upgrade Gold to Platinum", :email => "nowhere@donmai.us"}, {:user_id => @user.id}
-          end
-          assert_redirected_to user_upgrade_path
-          @user.reload
-          assert_equal(User::Levels::PLATINUM, @user.level)
-        end
-      end
-
-      context "when the user is not gold" do
-        should "fail" do
-          VCR.use_cassette("stripe-gold-to-plat-bad", :record => :once) do
-            post :create, {:stripeToken => get_stripe_token.id, :desc => "Upgrade Gold to Platinum", :email => "nowhere@donmai.us"}, {:user_id => @user.id}
-          end
-          assert_response 422
-          @user.reload
-          assert_equal(User::Levels::MEMBER, @user.level)
-        end        
-      end
-    end
   end
 
   context "#new" do
-    context "for safe mode" do
-      setup do
-        CurrentUser.stubs(:safe_mode?).returns(true)
-      end
-
-      should "render" do
-        get :new, {}, {:user_id => @user.id}
-        assert_response :success
-      end      
+    setup do
+      Coinbase::Client.any_instance.stubs(:create_button).returns(OpenStruct.new)
     end
 
-    context "for default mode" do
-      should "render" do
-        get :new, {}, {:user_id => @user.id}
-        assert_response :success
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  context "#show" do
-    context "with disable=true" do
-      should "render" do
-        get :show, {}, {:user_id => @user.id}, {:disable => true}
-        assert_response :success
-      end
-    end
-
-    context "with success=true" do
-      should "render" do
-        get :show, {}, {:user_id => @user.id}, {:success => true}
-        assert_response :success
-      end
-    end
-
-    context "with error=true" do
-      should "render" do
-        get :show, {}, {:user_id => @user.id}, {:error => true}
-        assert_response :success
-      end
+    should "render" do
+      get :new, {}, {:user_id => @user.id}
+      assert_response :success
     end
   end
 end