diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 84ef3f279..feb8928c1 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,81 +1,81 @@
 unless defined?(SPEC_HELPER_IS_LOADED)
 SPEC_HELPER_IS_LOADED = 1
 
 dir = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))
 
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift("#{dir}/")
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift("#{dir}/lib") # a spec-specific test lib dir
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift("#{dir}/../lib")
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift("#{dir}/../test/lib")
 
 # Don't want puppet getting the command line arguments for rake or autotest
 ARGV.clear
 
 require 'puppet'
 require 'mocha'
 gem 'rspec', '>=2.0.0'
 
 # So everyone else doesn't have to include this base constant.
 module PuppetSpec
   FIXTURE_DIR = File.join(dir = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), "fixtures") unless defined?(FIXTURE_DIR)
 end
 
 module PuppetTest
 end
 
 require 'lib/puppet_spec/files'
 require 'monkey_patches/alias_should_to_must'
 require 'monkey_patches/publicize_methods'
 
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.mock_with :mocha
 
+  config.before :each do
+    # these globals are set by Application
+    $puppet_application_mode = nil
+    $puppet_application_name = nil
+
+    # Set the confdir and vardir to gibberish so that tests
+    # have to be correctly mocked.
+    Puppet[:confdir] = "/dev/null"
+    Puppet[:vardir] = "/dev/null"
+
+    # Avoid opening ports to the outside world
+    Puppet.settings[:bindaddress] = "127.0.0.1"
+
+    @logs = []
+    Puppet::Util::Log.newdestination(Puppet::Test::LogCollector.new(@logs))
+  end
+
   config.after :each do
     Puppet.settings.clear
     Puppet::Node::Environment.clear
     Puppet::Util::Storage.clear
 
     if defined?($tmpfiles)
       $tmpfiles.each do |file|
         file = File.expand_path(file)
         if Puppet.features.posix? and file !~ /^\/tmp/ and file !~ /^\/var\/folders/
           puts "Not deleting tmpfile #{file} outside of /tmp or /var/folders"
           next
         elsif Puppet.features.microsoft_windows?
           tempdir = File.expand_path(File.join(Dir::LOCAL_APPDATA, "Temp"))
           if file !~ /^#{tempdir}/
             puts "Not deleting tmpfile #{file} outside of #{tempdir}"
             next
           end
         end
         if FileTest.exist?(file)
           system("chmod -R 755 '#{file}'")
           system("rm -rf '#{file}'")
         end
       end
       $tmpfiles.clear
     end
 
     @logs.clear
     Puppet::Util::Log.close_all
   end
-
-  config.before :each do
-    # these globals are set by Application
-    $puppet_application_mode = nil
-    $puppet_application_name = nil
-
-    # Set the confdir and vardir to gibberish so that tests
-    # have to be correctly mocked.
-    Puppet[:confdir] = "/dev/null"
-    Puppet[:vardir] = "/dev/null"
-
-    # Avoid opening ports to the outside world
-    Puppet.settings[:bindaddress] = "127.0.0.1"
-
-    @logs = []
-    Puppet::Util::Log.newdestination(Puppet::Test::LogCollector.new(@logs))
-  end
 end
 
 end