diff --git a/config/database.yml.example b/config/database.yml.example
index 51a4dd45..ba386c23 100644
--- a/config/database.yml.example
+++ b/config/database.yml.example
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ development:
 # Do not set this db to the same as development or production.
 test:
   adapter: sqlite3
-  database: db/test.sqlite3
+  database: ":memory:"
   pool: 5
   timeout: 5000
 
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 5b6b9b08..0df96be7 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ Coveralls.wear!('rails')
 # This file is copied to spec/ when you run 'rails generate rspec:install'
 ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= 'test'
 require File.expand_path("../../config/environment", __FILE__)
+
+if Rails.configuration.database_configuration['test']['database'] == ':memory:'
+  load "#{Rails.root}/db/schema.rb"
+  load "#{Rails.root}/db/seeds.rb"
+end
+
 require 'rspec/rails'
 
 # Requires supporting ruby files with custom matchers and macros, etc, in
@@ -39,9 +45,9 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
 
   # Include factory_girls syntax
   config.include FactoryGirl::Syntax::Methods
-  
+
   # As we start from scratch in April 2014, let's forbid the old :should syntax
   config.expect_with :rspec do |c|
     c.syntax = :expect
-  end 
+  end
 end