diff --git a/spec/quality_spec.rb b/spec/quality_spec.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spec/quality_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/quality_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe 'Code Quality', :quality => true do
+describe 'Code Quality', :quality do
 
   unless RUBY_VERSION < '1.9'
     it 'has no style-guide violations' do
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
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.color     = true
   config.fail_fast = true unless ENV['CI']
   config.formatter = 'documentation'
+  config.treat_symbols_as_metadata_keys_with_true_values = true
   config.include Helpers
 
-  # disables should syntax
+  # disables 'should' syntax
   config.expect_with :rspec do |c|
     c.syntax = :expect
   end
minor: tweaking rspec tag handling, using symbols as keys