diff --git a/spec/app_spec.rb b/spec/app_spec.rb
index e32b602..0d26040 100644
--- a/spec/app_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/app_spec.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../app'
-require 'rspec'
-require 'rack/test'
-
-set :environment, :test
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'spec_helper')
 
 describe 'The Tweet My Council App' do
-  include Rack::Test::Methods
-
   def app
     Sinatra::Application
   end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8673c89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'app')
+
+require 'rspec'
+require 'rack/test'
+
+set :environment, :test
+
+RSpec.configure do |conf|
+  conf.include Rack::Test::Methods
+end