diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index fad7dfc5a..4149200d8 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
     DatabaseCleaner.clean
   end
 end
+
+ImageUploader.enable_processing = false
+
   def stub_sockets
     Diaspora::WebSocket.stub!(:queue_to_user).and_return(true)
     Diaspora::WebSocket.stub!(:subscribe).and_return(true)