diff --git a/.rspec b/.rspec
index 8c18f1a..34c5164 100644
--- a/.rspec
+++ b/.rspec
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 --format documentation
 --color
+--require spec_helper
diff --git a/spec/lograge/sql_spec.rb b/spec/lograge/sql_spec.rb
index 6e6805d..6d38cf7 100644
--- a/spec/lograge/sql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lograge/sql_spec.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require 'spec_helper'
-
-describe Lograge::Sql do
+RSpec.describe Lograge::Sql do
   let(:subscriber) do
     if defined?(Lograge::RequestLogSubscriber)
       Lograge::RequestLogSubscriber
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index e23a887..436b170 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@
 require 'delegate'
 require 'lograge'
 require 'lograge/sql'
+
+RSpec.configure do |config| # rubocop:disable Style/SymbolProc
+  config.disable_monkey_patching!
+end