diff --git a/merb-gen/app_generators/merb/templates/autotest/merb_rspec.rb b/merb-gen/app_generators/merb/templates/autotest/merb_rspec.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/merb-gen/app_generators/merb/templates/autotest/merb_rspec.rb
+++ b/merb-gen/app_generators/merb/templates/autotest/merb_rspec.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Autotest::MerbRspec < Autotest
     # Any change to global_helpers will result in all view and controller
     # tests being run
     add_mapping %r%^app/helpers/global_helpers\.rb% do
-      files_matching %r%^spec/(views|controllers)/.*_spec\.rb$%
+      files_matching %r%^spec/(views|controllers|helpers)/.*_spec\.rb$%
     end
 
     # Any change to a helper will cause its spec to be run
changes to the global_helpers should run every helper spec too