diff --git a/spec/support/tasks/fail.rake b/spec/support/tasks/fail.rake
index aec54a79..e6098a9a 100644
--- a/spec/support/tasks/fail.rake
+++ b/spec/support/tasks/fail.rake
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 set :fail, proc { fail }
 before 'deploy:starting', :fail do
   on roles :all do
+    execute :mkdir, '-p', shared_path
     execute :touch, shared_path.join('fail')
   end
   fetch(:fail)
diff --git a/spec/support/tasks/failed.rake b/spec/support/tasks/failed.rake
index d1f6b58c..494c78b3 100644
--- a/spec/support/tasks/failed.rake
+++ b/spec/support/tasks/failed.rake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-after 'deploy:failed', :failed do
+after 'deploy:failed', :custom_failed do
   on roles :all do
     execute :touch, shared_path.join('failed')
   end