diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index ac4250e4..f927dff2 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@
   # Cleans up the database before each example, so the current example doesn't
   # see the state of the previous one
   config.before(:each) do |example|
-    test_database.setup if example.metadata[:integration]
+    if example.metadata[:integration]
+      test_database.setup
+      ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.disconnect!
+    end
   end
 
   config.order = :random