diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 0679613855..806ed37f9b 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ Capybara.default_max_wait_time = 30
 
 require "paperclip/matchers"
 
+#Fix fixtures with foreign keys, fixed in Rails4
+require_relative "support/active_record_postgresql_referential_integrity_patch"
+
 # Override setting in Spree engine: Spree::Core::MailSettings
 ActionMailer::Base.default_url_options[:host] = 'test.host'
 
diff --git a/spec/support/active_record_postgresql_referential_integrity_patch.rb b/spec/support/active_record_postgresql_referential_integrity_patch.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae508d653d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/active_record_postgresql_referential_integrity_patch.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# A combination of fixtures and foreign key constraints requires the postgres
+# user to be superuser. Otherwise an attempt to disable constraints fails.
+# This got fixed in Rails 4 and this patch brings the same behaviour back to
+# Rails 3. It will allow us to run the specs with a nosuperuser postgres user.
+#
+# See:
+#  - https://github.com/matthuhiggins/foreigner/issues/61
+#  - https://github.com/garysweaver/rails/commit/9bb27f7ffe3eb732df737e477cd8fc25e007f77b
+
+if Rails::VERSION::MAJOR < 4
+  class ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::PostgreSQLAdapter
+    def disable_referential_integrity #:nodoc:
+      if supports_disable_referential_integrity? then
+        begin
+          execute(tables.collect { |name| "ALTER TABLE #{quote_table_name(name)} DISABLE TRIGGER ALL" }.join(";"))
+        rescue
+          execute(tables.collect { |name| "ALTER TABLE #{quote_table_name(name)} DISABLE TRIGGER USER" }.join(";"))
+        end
+      end
+      yield
+    ensure
+      if supports_disable_referential_integrity? then
+        begin
+          execute(tables.collect { |name| "ALTER TABLE #{quote_table_name(name)} ENABLE TRIGGER ALL" }.join(";"))
+        rescue
+          execute(tables.collect { |name| "ALTER TABLE #{quote_table_name(name)} ENABLE TRIGGER USER" }.join(";"))
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end