diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 7d3a7f216..7bded3dc9 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 
+ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= 'test'
+
+
 # provision database
 require 'active_record'
 require 'jam_db'
@@ -8,11 +11,12 @@ db_config = YAML::load(File.open('config/database.yml'))["test"]
 SpecDb::recreate_database(db_config)
 ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(YAML::load(File.open('config/database.yml'))["test"])
 
+# This file is copied to spec/ when you run 'rails generate rspec:install'
+
 require 'jam_ruby'
 
 
-# This file is copied to spec/ when you run 'rails generate rspec:install'
-ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= 'test'
+
 require File.expand_path("../../config/environment", __FILE__)
 require 'rspec/rails'
 require 'rspec/autorun'