diff --git a/elasticsearch/spec/integration/characters_escaping_spec.rb b/elasticsearch/spec/integration/characters_escaping_spec.rb
index 7241bf1f24..f109b1ba23 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/spec/integration/characters_escaping_spec.rb
+++ b/elasticsearch/spec/integration/characters_escaping_spec.rb
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 # KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
+require 'spec_helper'
+
 ELASTICSEARCH_URL = ENV['TEST_ES_SERVER'] || "http://localhost:#{(ENV['PORT'] || 9200)}"
 raise URI::InvalidURIError unless ELASTICSEARCH_URL =~ /\A#{URI::DEFAULT_PARSER.make_regexp}\z/
 
-require 'spec_helper'
-
 context 'Elasticsearch client' do
   let(:client) do
     Elasticsearch::Client.new(host: ELASTICSEARCH_URL, user: 'elastic', password: 'changeme')
diff --git a/elasticsearch/spec/integration/client_integration_spec.rb b/elasticsearch/spec/integration/client_integration_spec.rb
index 2ae47d70e9..a07d3e74d4 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/spec/integration/client_integration_spec.rb
+++ b/elasticsearch/spec/integration/client_integration_spec.rb
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
 # KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
-ELASTICSEARCH_URL = ENV['TEST_ES_SERVER'] || "http://localhost:#{(ENV['PORT'] || 9200)}"
-raise URI::InvalidURIError unless ELASTICSEARCH_URL =~ /\A#{URI::DEFAULT_PARSER.make_regexp}\z/
-
 require 'spec_helper'
 require 'logger'
 
+ELASTICSEARCH_URL = ENV['TEST_ES_SERVER'] || "http://localhost:#{(ENV['PORT'] || 9200)}"
+raise URI::InvalidURIError unless ELASTICSEARCH_URL =~ /\A#{URI::DEFAULT_PARSER.make_regexp}\z/
+
 context 'Elasticsearch client' do
   let(:logger) { Logger.new($stderr) }