diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rdoc b/CHANGELOG.rdoc
index fdba1972..c23c64d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rdoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rdoc
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   * Fix an issue causing infinite redirects in production
   * rails g destroy works properly with devise generators (by github.com/andmej)
   * recall options is now passed forward by hooks (by github.com/siong1987)
+  * before_failure callbacks should work on test helpers (by github.com/twinge)
 
 * deprecations
   * Deprecated anybody_signed_in? in favor of signed_in? (by github.com/gavinhughes)
diff --git a/lib/devise/test_helpers.rb b/lib/devise/test_helpers.rb
index 67eba70e..9f6a042f 100644
--- a/lib/devise/test_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/devise/test_helpers.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module Devise
           env = @controller.request.env
           env["PATH_INFO"] = "/#{result[:action]}"
           env["warden.options"] = result
-          Warden::Manager._before_failure.each{ |hook| hook.first.call(env, result) }
+          Warden::Manager._run_callbacks(:before_failure, env, result)
 
           status, headers, body = Devise::FailureApp.call(env).to_a
           @controller.send :render, :status => status, :text => body,
diff --git a/test/test_helpers_test.rb b/test/test_helpers_test.rb
index da0603c2..1350f0c8 100644
--- a/test/test_helpers_test.rb
+++ b/test/test_helpers_test.rb
@@ -81,15 +81,22 @@ class TestHelpersTest < ActionController::TestCase
       Warden::Manager._before_logout.pop
     end
   end
-  
-  test "before_failer call should work" do
-    Warden::Manager.before_failure do |env,opts|
-      # Do nothing
-    end
-    user = create_user
-    user.confirm!
 
-    sign_in user
+  test "before_failure call should work" do
+    begin
+      executed = false
+      Warden::Manager.before_failure do |env,opts|
+        executed = true
+      end
+
+      user = create_user
+      sign_in user
+
+      get :index
+      assert executed
+    ensure
+      Warden::Manager._before_failure.pop
+    end
   end
 
   test "allows to sign in with different users" do