diff --git a/spec/services/projects/housekeeping_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/projects/housekeeping_service_spec.rb
index c6160f4fa57..cf90b33dfb4 100644
--- a/spec/services/projects/housekeeping_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/projects/housekeeping_service_spec.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ describe Projects::HousekeepingService do
   subject { Projects::HousekeepingService.new(project) }
   let(:project) { create :project }
 
+  before do
+    project.reset_pushes_since_gc
+  end
+
   after do
     project.reset_pushes_since_gc
   end