diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 72f5b54..8e65c97 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ env:
     - PUPPET_GEM_VERSION="~> 4.3.0"
     - PUPPET_GEM_VERSION="~> 4.4.0"
     - PUPPET_GEM_VERSION="~> 4.5.0"
-    - PUPPET_GEM_VERSION="~> 4" STRICT_VARIABLES="yes"
+    - PUPPET_GEM_VERSION="~> 4"
 
 sudo: false
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ matrix:
     - rvm: 1.8.7
       env: PUPPET_GEM_VERSION="~> 4.5.0"
     - rvm: 1.8.7
-      env: PUPPET_GEM_VERSION="~> 4" STRICT_VARIABLES="yes"
+      env: PUPPET_GEM_VERSION="~> 4"
     - rvm: 2.3.1
       env: PUPPET_GEM_VERSION="~> 3.1.0"
     - rvm: 2.3.1
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 5b74df8..c507344 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ else
 end
 
 gem 'metadata-json-lint'
-gem 'puppetlabs_spec_helper', '>= 1.1.1'
+gem 'puppetlabs_spec_helper', '>= 1.2.0'
 gem 'facter', '>= 1.7.0'
 gem 'rspec-puppet'
 gem 'puppet-lint', '>= 1.0', '< 3.0'