diff --git a/spec/unit/active_record_persistence_spec.rb b/spec/unit/active_record_persistence_spec.rb
index cf7743d..7326fbe 100644
--- a/spec/unit/active_record_persistence_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/active_record_persistence_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 begin
   require 'rubygems'
   require 'active_record'
+  require 'logger'
+  
+  ActiveRecord::Base.logger = Logger.new(STDERR)
 
   # A dummy class for mocking the activerecord connection class
   class Connection