diff --git a/spec/shoulda/active_record/query_the_database_matcher_spec.rb b/spec/shoulda/active_record/query_the_database_matcher_spec.rb
index 8e9f6fb37..0c91514ac 100644
--- a/spec/shoulda/active_record/query_the_database_matcher_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/shoulda/active_record/query_the_database_matcher_spec.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     it "should raise an exception on Rails < 3.1" do
       lambda do
         @parent.should query_the_database(1.times).when_calling(:count)
-      end.should raise_exception
+      end.should raise_exception(RuntimeError, "Rails 3.1 or greater is required")
     end
   end
 end