diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index e6b1f816df0..65a641bcf12 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ Dir[Rails.root.join("spec/support/**/*.rb")].each {|f| require f}
 WebMock.disable_net_connect!(allow_localhost: true)
 
 RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.use_transactional_fixtures = false
+  config.use_instantiated_fixtures  = false
   config.mock_with :rspec
 
   config.include LoginHelpers, type: :feature
@@ -39,7 +41,6 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
   # If you're not using ActiveRecord, or you'd prefer not to run each of your
   # examples within a transaction, remove the following line or assign false
   # instead of true.
-  config.use_transactional_fixtures = false
 
   config.before(:suite) do
     TestEnv.init(observers: false, init_repos: true, repos: false)