diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 71c033850..53c428db8 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ end
 group :test do
   # RSpec (unit tests, some integration tests)
 
-  gem "fixture_builder",   "0.5.0"
+  gem "fixture_builder",   "0.5.1"
   gem "fuubar",            "2.2.0"
   gem "json-schema-rspec", "0.0.4"
   gem "rspec-json_expectations", "~> 2.1"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 4468e69c4..d32f58e18 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ GEM
     faraday_middleware (0.12.2)
       faraday (>= 0.7.4, < 1.0)
     ffi (1.9.23)
-    fixture_builder (0.5.0)
+    fixture_builder (0.5.1)
       activerecord (>= 2)
       activesupport (>= 2)
     fog-aws (2.0.1)
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   faraday (= 0.12.2)
   faraday-cookie_jar (= 0.0.6)
   faraday_middleware (= 0.12.2)
-  fixture_builder (= 0.5.0)
+  fixture_builder (= 0.5.1)
   fog-aws (= 2.0.1)
   fuubar (= 2.2.0)
   gon (= 6.2.0)
diff --git a/config/environments/test.rb b/config/environments/test.rb
index 988cf7044..8ba013117 100644
--- a/config/environments/test.rb
+++ b/config/environments/test.rb
@@ -58,4 +58,7 @@ Rails.application.configure do
 
   # Raises error for missing translations
   # config.action_view.raise_on_missing_translations = true
+
+  # for fixture_builder
+  ENV["FIXTURES_PATH"] = "spec/fixtures"
 end