diff --git a/.rspec b/.rspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37bd1a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.rspec
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--colour --format progress --order random
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 1a390a4..8c9c279 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -11,13 +11,11 @@ task :spec => ["spec:unit", "spec:integration"]
 
 desc "Run unit specs"
 Spec::Rake::SpecTask.new('spec:unit') do |t|
-  t.spec_opts = ['--colour --format progress --loadby mtime --reverse']
   t.spec_files = FileList['spec/*_spec.rb']
 end
 
 desc "Run integration specs"
 Spec::Rake::SpecTask.new('spec:integration') do |t|
-  t.spec_opts = ['--colour --format progress --loadby mtime --reverse']
   t.spec_files = FileList['spec/integration/*_spec.rb']
 end