diff --git a/spec/rails_helper.rb b/spec/rails_helper.rb
index 61523bc2d7e..1a68ce59bb7 100644
--- a/spec/rails_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/rails_helper.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ class RspecErrorTracker
   def call(env)
     begin
       @app.call(env)
-    rescue => e
+
+    # This is a little repetitive, but since WebMock::NetConnectNotAllowedError
+    # inherits from Exception instead of StandardError it does not get captured
+    # by the rescue => e shorthand :(
+    rescue WebMock::NetConnectNotAllowedError, StandardError => e
       RspecErrorTracker.last_exception = e
       raise e
     end