diff --git a/spec/support/no_id_on_object.rb b/spec/support/no_id_on_object.rb
index 16f8621a7..d884438e8 100644
--- a/spec/support/no_id_on_object.rb
+++ b/spec/support/no_id_on_object.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 class Object
   def id
-    raise "You have called id on a non-ActiveRecord object."
+    if self.class.ancestors.include?(ActiveRecord::Base)
+      super
+    else
+      raise "You are calling id on a non-ActiveRecord object. STOP IT."
+    end
   end
 end