diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 3f553b6..d341d88 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ task "spec:jruby" do
   system "jruby -S rake spec"
 end
 
+desc "Run each spec in isolation to test for dependency issues"
+task :spec_deps do
+  Dir["spec/**/*_spec.rb"].each do |test|
+    if !system("spec #{test} &> /dev/null")
+      puts "Dependency Issues: #{test}"
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 task :default => :spec
 
 task :precommit => ["spec", "spec:jruby"]
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diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 1ddf33a..dda32c9 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ begin require "redgreen" unless ENV['TM_CURRENT_LINE']; rescue LoadError; end
 webrat_path = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../lib/")
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(webrat_path) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(webrat_path)
 
+require "merb-core"
+require "webrat/merb"
+
 require "webrat"
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/fakes/test_session")
 
-require "merb-core"
-
 Spec::Runner.configure do |config|
   include Webrat::Methods