diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index d0972d09abd..045e88a39b4 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ end
 
 require 'rubygems'
 require 'spork'
+require 'rbtrace'
 #uncomment the following line to use spork with the debugger
 #require 'spork/ext/ruby-debug'