diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index fb133f107..6e22953ef 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ end
 disable_typhoeus
 ProcessedImage.enable_processing = false
 
+AppConfig.load!
+AppConfig.setup!
+
 def set_up_friends
   [local_luke, local_leia, remote_raphael]
 end