diff --git a/paper_trail.gemspec b/paper_trail.gemspec
index 1470eb41..580299aa 100644
--- a/paper_trail.gemspec
+++ b/paper_trail.gemspec
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   unless defined?(JRUBY_VERSION)
     s.add_development_dependency 'sqlite3', '~> 1.2'
   else
-    s.add_development_dependency 'activerecord-jdbcsqlite3-adapter', ['>= 1.3.0.beta2', '< 1.4']
+    s.add_development_dependency 'activerecord-jdbcsqlite3-adapter', ['>= 1.3.0.rc1', '< 1.4']
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/functional/modular_sinatra_test.rb b/test/functional/modular_sinatra_test.rb
index 06b41a98..5b0b324f 100644
--- a/test/functional/modular_sinatra_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/modular_sinatra_test.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class BaseApp < Sinatra::Base
   end
 end
 
-class ModularSinatraTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+class ModularSinatraTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   include Rack::Test::Methods
 
   def app
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class ModularSinatraTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       assert_equal 'Hello', last_response.body
       widget = Widget.first
       assert_not_nil widget
+      assert_equal 'foo', widget.name
       assert_equal 1, widget.versions.size
       assert_equal 'foobar', widget.versions.first.whodunnit
     end
diff --git a/test/functional/sinatra_test.rb b/test/functional/sinatra_test.rb
index 9b244d6a..6709c9fe 100644
--- a/test/functional/sinatra_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/sinatra_test.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require 'test_helper'
-require 'sinatra'
+# require 'sinatra/main'
 
 # --- Tests for non-modular `Sinatra::Application` style ----
 class Sinatra::Application
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Sinatra::Application
   register Sinatra::PaperTrail # we shouldn't actually need this line if I'm not mistaken but the tests seem to fail without it ATM
 
   get '/test' do
-    Widget.create!(:name => 'foo')
+    Widget.create!(:name => 'bar')
     'Hai'
   end
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Sinatra::Application
 
 end
 
-class SinatraTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+class SinatraTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   include Rack::Test::Methods
 
   def app
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class SinatraTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       assert_equal 'Hai', last_response.body
       widget = Widget.first
       assert_not_nil widget
+      assert_equal 'bar', widget.name
       assert_equal 1, widget.versions.size
       assert_equal 'raboof', widget.versions.first.whodunnit
     end