diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 
 require 'simplecov'
 require 'coveralls'
+require 'webmock/rspec'
 require 'vcr'
 
 SimpleCov.start
 Coveralls.wear!
+WebMock.enable!
 
 require 'bundler/setup'
 require 'groupme'
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ end
 
 VCR.configure do |config|
   config.hook_into :webmock
+  config.allow_http_connections_when_no_cassette = true
   config.cassette_library_dir = 'spec/fixtures'
   config.default_cassette_options = { record: :new_episodes }
   config.filter_sensitive_data('ACCESS_TOKEN') { GroupMe.configuration.access_token }
Add WebMock to spec_helper to use stub_request