diff --git a/spec/tasks/gitlab/backup_rake_spec.rb b/spec/tasks/gitlab/backup_rake_spec.rb
index ec06670ba19..476e22b8802 100644
--- a/spec/tasks/gitlab/backup_rake_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/tasks/gitlab/backup_rake_spec.rb
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ describe 'gitlab:app namespace rake task' do
     end
 
     def reenable_backup_sub_tasks
-      Rake::Task["gitlab:backup:db:create"].reenable
-      Rake::Task["gitlab:backup:repo:create"].reenable
-      Rake::Task["gitlab:backup:uploads:create"].reenable
+      %w{db repo uploads}.each do |subtask|
+        Rake::Task["gitlab:backup:#{subtask}:create"].reenable
+      end
     end
 
     before :all do