diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4a481d25..fdf1d35f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@
 
 # Ignores that should be in the global gitignore
 /coverage
+spec/examples.txt
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 81ec3361..66882b34 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ def reset!(hook = nil)
     $stderr = @orig_std_err
   end
 
+  config.example_status_persistence_file_path = 'spec/examples.txt'
   config.filter_run :focus => true
   config.run_all_when_everything_filtered = true
   config.order = :random