diff --git a/Yesod/Test.hs b/Yesod/Test.hs
--- a/Yesod/Test.hs
+++ b/Yesod/Test.hs
@@ -65,22 +65,8 @@
 
 where
 
--- In in Hspec < 1.3 the Example instance for IO () (== Assertion/Expectation)
--- is orphan and only export from Test.Hspec.HUnit.
---
--- In Hspec 1.3.* it is still orphan, but re-exported from Test.Hspec.
---
--- Starting with Hspec 1.4.0 it is not orphan anymore.
---
--- As we only support Hspec >= 1.3, we import Test.Hspec to bring the orphan
--- instance into scope.  This is better than importing Test.Hspec.HUnit, as
--- Test.Hspec.HUnit may be removed in the future.
---
--- As soon as we decide to drop support for Hspec 1.3.*, we can remove this
--- comment and the following import.
-import qualified Test.Hspec ()
-
 import qualified Test.Hspec.Core as Core
+import qualified Test.Hspec.Runner as Runner
 import qualified Data.List as DL
 import qualified Data.Maybe as DY
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as BS8
@@ -108,7 +94,7 @@
 import Control.Monad.Trans.Control (MonadBaseControl)
 
 -- | The state used in 'describe' to build a list of specs
-data SpecsData conn = SpecsData Application (Pool conn) [Core.Spec]
+data SpecsData conn = SpecsData Application (Pool conn) [Core.SpecTree]
 
 -- | The specs state monad is where 'describe' runs.
 -- parameterized by a database connection.
@@ -156,7 +142,7 @@
 runTests :: Application -> Pool conn -> SpecsConn conn -> IO ()
 runTests app connection specsDef = do
   (SpecsData _ _ specs) <- ST.execStateT specsDef (SpecsData app connection [])
-  Core.hspec specs
+  (Runner.hspec . Core.fromSpecList) specs
 
 -- | Start describing a Tests suite keeping cookies and a reference to the tested 'Application'
 -- and 'ConnectionPool'
diff --git a/yesod-test.cabal b/yesod-test.cabal
--- a/yesod-test.cabal
+++ b/yesod-test.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:               yesod-test
-version:            0.3.1.1
+version:            0.3.2
 license:            MIT
 license-file:       LICENSE
 author:             Nubis <nubis@woobiz.com.ar>
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
 library
     build-depends:   base                      >= 4.3      && < 5
                    , attoparsec                >= 0.10     && < 0.11
-                   , persistent                >= 1.0      && < 1.1
+                   , persistent                >= 1.0      && < 1.2
                    , transformers              >= 0.2.2    && < 0.4
                    , wai                       >= 1.3      && < 1.4
                    , wai-test                  >= 1.3      && < 1.4
                    , network                   >= 2.2
                    , http-types                >= 0.7      && < 0.8
                    , HUnit                     >= 1.2      && < 1.3
-                   , hspec                     >= 1.3
+                   , hspec                     >= 1.4
                    , bytestring                >= 0.9
                    , case-insensitive          >= 0.2
                    , text