diff --git a/lib/webrat/core.rb b/lib/webrat/core.rb
index 25195cf7..3cdedbf9 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/core.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/core.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require "webrat/core/configuration"
 require "webrat/core/xml"
 require "webrat/core/nokogiri"
 require "webrat/core/logging"
@@ -11,39 +12,3 @@
 require "webrat/core/session"
 require "webrat/core/methods"
 require "webrat/core/matchers"
-
-module Webrat
-  class Core
-    
-    # Configures Webrat. If this is not done, Webrat will be created
-    # with all of the default settings. 
-    # Example:
-    #   Webrat::Core.configure do |config|
-    #     config.open_error_files = false
-    #   end
-    def self.configure(configuration = Core.new)
-      yield configuration if block_given?
-      @@configuration = configuration
-    end
-    
-    def self.configuration
-      @@configuration = Core.new unless @@configuration
-      @@configuration
-    end
-    
-    # Sets whether to save and open pages with error status codes in a browser
-    attr_accessor :open_error_files
-    
-    def initialize
-      self.open_error_files = default_open_error_files
-    end
-    
-    private
-    @@configuration = nil
-    
-    def default_open_error_files
-      true
-    end
-    
-  end
-end
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diff --git a/lib/webrat/core/configuration.rb b/lib/webrat/core/configuration.rb
index e69de29b..722fc14b 100755
--- a/lib/webrat/core/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/core/configuration.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+module Webrat
+  module Core
+    class Configuration
+      
+      # Configures Webrat. If this is not done, Webrat will be created
+      # with all of the default settings. 
+      def self.configure(configuration = Webrat::Core::Configuration.new)
+        yield configuration if block_given?
+        @@configuration = configuration
+      end
+      
+      def self.configuration
+        @@configuration = Webrat::Core::Configuration.new unless @@configuration
+        @@configuration
+      end
+      
+      # Sets whether to save and open pages with error status codes in a browser
+      attr_accessor :open_error_files
+      
+      def initialize
+        self.open_error_files = default_open_error_files
+      end
+      
+      private
+      @@configuration = nil
+      
+      def default_open_error_files
+        true
+      end
+      
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/lib/webrat/core/session.rb b/lib/webrat/core/session.rb
index 8d796e2b..bbc71ec3 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/core/session.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/core/session.rb
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def request_page(url, http_method, data) #:nodoc:
         send "#{http_method}", url, data || {}, h
       end
 
-      save_and_open_page if exception_caught? && Webrat::Core.configuration.open_error_files
+      save_and_open_page if exception_caught? && !Webrat::Core::Configuration.configuration.open_error_files
       raise PageLoadError.new("Page load was not successful (Code: #{response_code.inspect}):\n#{formatted_error}") unless success_code?
       
       @_scopes      = nil
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index e81f269e..be1c2294 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 end
 
 
-class Webrat::Core
+class Webrat::Core::Configuration
   @@previous_config = nil
   
   def self.cache_config_for_test
-    @@configuration = Webrat::Core.configuration
+    @@configuration = Webrat::Core::Configuration.configuration
   end
   
   def self.reset_for_test
diff --git a/spec/webrat/core/configuration_spec.rb b/spec/webrat/core/configuration_spec.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d98bd041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/webrat/core/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../spec_helper")
+
+describe Webrat::Core::Configuration do
+  
+  before do
+    Webrat::Core::Configuration.cache_config_for_test
+  end
+  
+  after do
+    Webrat::Core::Configuration.reset_for_test
+  end
+  
+  it "should have a default config" do
+    Webrat::Core::Configuration.configuration.should be_an_instance_of(Webrat::Core::Configuration)
+  end
+  
+  it "should set default values" do
+    config = Webrat::Core::Configuration.configuration
+    config.open_error_files.should == true
+  end
+  
+  it "should be configurable with a block" do
+    Webrat::Core::Configuration.configure do |config|
+      config.open_error_files = false
+    end
+    config = Webrat::Core::Configuration.configuration
+    config.open_error_files.should == false
+  end
+  
+end
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diff --git a/spec/webrat/core/session_spec.rb b/spec/webrat/core/session_spec.rb
index 5d8564e0..6d3b5e3c 100644
--- a/spec/webrat/core/session_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/webrat/core/session_spec.rb
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ def session.response_body
 
   describe "#request_page" do
     before(:each) do
-      Webrat::Core.cache_config_for_test
+      Webrat::Core::Configuration.cache_config_for_test
       @session = Webrat::Session.new
     end
     after(:each) do
-      Webrat::Core.reset_for_test
+      Webrat::Core::Configuration.reset_for_test
     end
   
     it "should raise an error if the request is not a success" do
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ def session.response_body
     end
     
     it "should raise an error but not open if the request is not a success and config quashes save_and_open" do
-      Webrat::Core.configure do |config|
-        config.open_error_files = false
-      end
       @session.stub!(:get)
       @session.stub!(:response_body).and_return("Exception caught")
       @session.stub!(:response_code).and_return(500)
diff --git a/spec/webrat/core_spec.rb b/spec/webrat/core_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100755
index 47b7142c..00000000
--- a/spec/webrat/core_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../spec_helper")
-
-describe Webrat::Core do
-  
-  before do
-    Webrat::Core.cache_config_for_test
-  end
-  
-  after do
-    Webrat::Core.reset_for_test
-  end
-  
-  it "should have a default config" do
-    Webrat::Core.configuration.should be_an_instance_of(Webrat::Core)
-  end
-  
-  it "should set default values" do
-    config = Webrat::Core.configuration
-    config.open_error_files.should == true
-  end
-  
-  it "should be configurable with a block" do
-    Webrat::Core.configure do |config|
-      config.open_error_files = false
-    end
-    config = Webrat::Core.configuration
-    config.open_error_files.should == false
-  end
-  
-end
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