diff --git a/spec/base_spec_helper.rb b/spec/base_spec_helper.rb
index cc4dc35e65..19206bd0b5 100644
--- a/spec/base_spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/base_spec_helper.rb
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
 
   config.infer_spec_type_from_file_location!
 
+  # You can use `rspec -n` to run only failed specs.
+  config.example_status_persistence_file_path = "tmp/rspec-status.txt"
+
   # Helpers
   config.include FactoryBot::Syntax::Methods
   config.include JsonSpec::Helpers
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index da264f58e3..5422778d4a 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,4 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
 
   # Fix encoding issue in Rails 5.0; allows passing empty arrays or hashes as params.
   config.before(:each, type: :controller) { @request.env["CONTENT_TYPE"] = 'application/json' }
-
-  # You can use `rspec -n` to run only failed specs.
-  config.example_status_persistence_file_path = "tmp/rspec-status.txt"
 end