diff --git a/spec/config_spec_helper.rb b/spec/config_spec_helper.rb
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+
+module ConfigSpecHelperMethods
+
+  def find_or_create_and_set_config(key, type, value)
+    c = Configuration.find_by_key(key)
+    c ||= Configuration.new(:key => key,
+                            :value_type => type)
+    c.value = value
+    c.save!
+  end
+
+  def enable_multicontest
+    find_or_create_and_set_config('system.multicontests','boolean','true')
+  end
+
+  def disable_multicontest
+    find_or_create_and_set_config('system.multicontests','boolean','false')
+  end
+
+end