diff --git a/spec/acceptance/ini_subsetting_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/ini_subsetting_spec.rb
index e26c95977..d099a3bbb 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/ini_subsetting_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/ini_subsetting_spec.rb
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
         setting    => 'key',
         subsetting => 'beta',
         value      => 'trons',
+        require    => Ini_subsetting['ensure => present for alpha'],
       }
       EOS
 
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@
           subsetting => 'twine',
           value      => 'three',
           path       => "#{tmpdir}/subsetting_separator.ini",
+          before     => Ini_subsetting['foobar'],
           #{parameter}
         }
         ini_subsetting { "foobar":