diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index e2193f54..c198d860 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 Dir["./spec/support/*.rb"].each { |f| require f }
 
+GovukTest.configure
+
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   # rspec-expectations config goes here. You can use an alternate
   # assertion/expectation library such as wrong or the stdlib/minitest