diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4fdb654..a18d897 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ test/dummy/test/fixtures/*.y*ml
 
 rspec-persistance.txt
 
+.rake_tasks
+
 # jekyll
 docs/_site
 docs/.sass-cache
diff --git a/lib/tasks/tests.rake b/lib/tasks/tests.rake
index aaf9055..7d08af1 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/tests.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/tests.rake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 if defined?(RSpec)
   namespace :spec do
-    task prepare_db: %w(db:create db:environment:set db:test:load)
+    task prepare_db: %w(db:create db:test:load)
     task :prepare_fixtures do
       ENV["NO_COVERAGE"] = "true"
       Rake::Task["spec:generate_fixtures"].invoke
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if defined?(RSpec)
     end
 
     desc "Prepare for rspec"
-    task prepare: %w(prepare_db prepare_fixtures)
+    task prepare: %w(db:environment:set prepare_db prepare_fixtures)
 
     desc "Run all specs that generate fixtures for rspec"
     RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:generate_fixtures) do |t|