diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b04a8c8..80cfade 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@
 
 # rspec failure tracking
 .rspec_status
+
+# Ignore the file recording test run statuses.
+spec/dummy-app/spec/examples.txt
diff --git a/spec/dummy-app/.gitignore b/spec/dummy-app/.gitignore
index 886f714..3eac418 100644
--- a/spec/dummy-app/.gitignore
+++ b/spec/dummy-app/.gitignore
@@ -33,3 +33,6 @@
 
 # Ignore master key for decrypting credentials and more.
 /config/master.key
+
+# Ignore the file recording test run statuses.
+/spec/example.txt
diff --git a/spec/dummy-app/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/dummy-app/spec/spec_helper.rb
index ce33d66..4c2115e 100644
--- a/spec/dummy-app/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy-app/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
   # triggering implicit auto-inclusion in groups with matching metadata.
   config.shared_context_metadata_behavior = :apply_to_host_groups
 
+  # Allows RSpec to persist some state between runs in order to support
+  # the `--only-failures` and `--next-failure` CLI options. We recommend
+  # you configure your source control system to ignore this file.
+  config.example_status_persistence_file_path = "spec/examples.txt"
+
 # The settings below are suggested to provide a good initial experience
 # with RSpec, but feel free to customize to your heart's content.
 =begin
@@ -54,10 +59,7 @@
   # metadata: `fit`, `fdescribe` and `fcontext`, respectively.
   config.filter_run_when_matching :focus
 
-  # Allows RSpec to persist some state between runs in order to support
-  # the `--only-failures` and `--next-failure` CLI options. We recommend
-  # you configure your source control system to ignore this file.
-  config.example_status_persistence_file_path = "spec/examples.txt"
+  
 
   # Limits the available syntax to the non-monkey patched syntax that is
   # recommended. For more details, see: