diff --git a/lib/tasks/testing.rake b/lib/tasks/testing.rake
index cb58df2c9..1f7f000ef 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/testing.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/testing.rake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'rake'
 begin
   require 'rspec/core/rake_task'
   task(:spec).clear
-  RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:spec) do |t|
+  RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:spec => 'db:test:prepare') do |t|
     t.verbose = false
   end
 rescue LoadError