diff --git a/features/support/env.rb b/features/support/env.rb
index ac91b0665..9df9ade66 100644
--- a/features/support/env.rb
+++ b/features/support/env.rb
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@ Cucumber::Rails::World.use_transactional_fixtures = false
 
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "database_cleaner_patches")
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "integration_sessions_controller")
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "mock_api_calls")
 
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "spec", "support", "fake_redis")
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "spec", "helper_methods")
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "spec", "support","no_id_on_object")
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "spec", "support","user_methods")
 include HelperMethods
+
 Before do
   DatabaseCleaner.clean
   Devise.mailer.deliveries = []
diff --git a/features/support/mock_api_calls.rb b/features/support/mock_api_calls.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da4d00077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/support/mock_api_calls.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+#   the COPYRIGHT file.
+
+module Job
+  class PublishToHub < Base
+    @queue = :http_service
+    def self.perform(sender_public_url)
+      # don't publish when in cucumber
+    end
+  end
+end