diff --git a/spec/controllers/criteria_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/criteria_controller_spec.rb
index 1c4ffa38a4..5b198da53f 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/criteria_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/criteria_controller_spec.rb
@@ -629,11 +629,15 @@
         end
 
         context 'without errors' do
+          let(:custom_rubric_criterion) { nil }
+
           before do
             get_as instructor,
                    :update,
                    params: { course_id: course.id, id: rubric_criterion.id,
-                             rubric_criterion: { name: 'one', max_mark: 10 } },
+                             rubric_criterion: custom_rubric_criterion || {
+                               name: 'one', max_mark: rubric_criterion.max_mark * 2
+                             } },
                    format: :js
           end
 
@@ -644,6 +648,39 @@
           it 'should render the update template' do
             expect(subject).to render_template(:update)
           end
+
+          context 'when levels_attributes is provided' do
+            let(:custom_rubric_criterion) do
+              levels_attributes = rubric_criterion.levels.map do |level|
+                { id: level.id, name: level.name, description: level.description, mark: level.mark / 2.0 }
+              end
+              { name: 'one', max_mark: rubric_criterion.max_mark * 2,
+                levels_attributes: levels_attributes.map.with_index do |value, index|
+                  [index, value]
+                end.to_h }
+            end
+
+            it 'should scale the marks in levels_attributes instead of in the original levels' do
+              original_level_marks = rubric_criterion.levels.map(&:mark)
+
+              rubric_criterion.reload
+
+              updated_level_marks = rubric_criterion.levels.map(&:mark)
+
+              # we divided all marks by 2 and then multipled with 2 again
+              expect(updated_level_marks).to eq(original_level_marks)
+            end
+          end
+
+          it "should scale the criterion's level marks accordingly" do
+            original_level_marks = rubric_criterion.levels.map(&:mark)
+
+            rubric_criterion.reload
+
+            updated_level_marks = rubric_criterion.levels.map(&:mark)
+
+            expect(updated_level_marks).to eq(original_level_marks.map { |mark| mark * 2.0 })
+          end
         end
       end
     end