diff --git a/lib/guard/ui.rb b/lib/guard/ui.rb
index 2127370..bb3f96e 100644
--- a/lib/guard/ui.rb
+++ b/lib/guard/ui.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ module Guard
       end
       
       def error(message, options = {})
-        reset_line if options[:reset]
-        puts "ERROR: #{message}"
+        unless ENV["GUARD_ENV"] == "test"
+          reset_line if options[:reset]
+          puts "ERROR: #{message}"
+        end
       end
       
       def debug(message, options = {})
diff --git a/spec/guard_spec.rb b/spec/guard_spec.rb
index cb0429c..62669e7 100644
--- a/spec/guard_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/guard_spec.rb
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-# mute UI
-module Guard::UI
-  class << self
-    def info(message, options = {})
-    end
-    
-    def error(message)
-    end
-    
-    def debug(message)
-    end
-  end
-end
-
 describe Guard do
   
   describe "Class Methods" do
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index fe70582..bbbe914 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ require 'rubygems'
 require 'guard'
 require 'rspec'
 
+ENV["GUARD_ENV"] = 'test'
+
 Dir["#{File.expand_path('..', __FILE__)}/support/**/*.rb"].each { |f| require f }
 
 puts "Please do not update/create files while tests are running."
@@ -9,13 +11,11 @@ puts "Please do not update/create files while tests are running."
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.color_enabled = true
   
+  config.filter_run :focus => true
+  config.run_all_when_everything_filtered = true
+  
   config.before(:each) do
-    ENV["GUARD_ENV"] = 'test'
     @fixture_path = Pathname.new(File.expand_path('../fixtures/', __FILE__))
   end
-
-  config.after(:each) do
-    ENV["GUARD_ENV"] = nil
-  end
   
 end
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