diff --git a/lib/mementus.rb b/lib/mementus.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/mementus.rb
+++ b/lib/mementus.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require 'virtus'
 require 'axiom-memory-adapter'
 
-require 'mementus/version'
-require 'mementus/model'
+require_relative 'mementus/version'
+require_relative 'mementus/model'
diff --git a/lib/mementus/version.rb b/lib/mementus/version.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/mementus/version.rb
+++ b/lib/mementus/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Mementus
-  VERSION = "0.1.0"
+  VERSION = "0.1.1"
 end
diff --git a/spec/collection_spec.rb b/spec/collection_spec.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spec/collection_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/collection_spec.rb
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ describe Mementus::Model do
       attribute :order, Integer
     end
 
-    20.times do |i|
-      item = Item.new
-      item.name = "Item: #{i.to_s}"
-      item.order = i + 1
-      item.create
+    before(:all) do
+      20.times do |i|
+        item = Item.new
+        item.name = "Item: #{i.to_s}"
+        item.order = i + 1
+        item.create
+      end
     end
 
     it "counts created items" do
Use before hook in collection spec to deal with gc issues