diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dcaeedf..ef98eb5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pkg
 Gemfile.lock
 
 ## PROJECT::SPECIFIC
+spec/support/api_keys.rb
 
 ## YARD
 doc
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 086b9c4..bb9b909 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,22 @@
 require 'fakeweb'
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../lib/govkit'
 
+# Set to true to run tests against the live URLs, and add the following to
+# spec/support/api_keys.rb:
+#
+#     unless FakeWeb.allow_net_connect?
+#       GovKit.configure do |config|
+#         config.sunlight_apikey   = 'YOUR_SUNLIGHT_API_KEY'
+#         config.votesmart_apikey  = 'YOUR_VOTESMART_API_KEY'
+#         config.ftm_apikey        = 'YOUR_FTM_API_KEY'
+#       end
+#     end
+FakeWeb.allow_net_connect = false
+
+# Requires supporting ruby files with custom matchers and macros, etc,
+# in spec/support/ and its subdirectories.
+Dir[File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'support', '**', '*.rb')].each {|f| require f}
+
 # prevent the use of `` in tests
 RSpec.configure do |c|
 end
@@ -25,13 +41,4 @@ def rp(*args)
   end
 end
 
-# Set to true to run tests against the live URLs
-FakeWeb.allow_net_connect = false
-
 FIXTURES_DIR = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'fixtures')
-
-GovKit.configure do |config|
-  config.openstates_apikey = 'YOUR_OPENSTATES_API_KEY'
-  config.votesmart_apikey = 'YOUR_VOTESMART_API_KEY'
-  config.ftm_apikey = 'YOUR_FTM_API_KEY'
-end