diff --git a/spec/dotenv/rails_spec.rb b/spec/dotenv/rails_spec.rb
index 80f153bd..3259be3f 100644
--- a/spec/dotenv/rails_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/dotenv/rails_spec.rb
@@ -99,11 +99,10 @@
       application.config.logger = ActiveSupport::Logger.new(StringIO.new)
         .tap { |logger| logger.formatter = ::Logger::Formatter.new }
         .then { |logger| ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(logger) }
-      allow(application.config.logger).to receive(:tagged).and_call_original
 
-      subject
+      expect(application.config.logger).to receive(:tagged).with("dotenv").and_call_original
 
-      expect(application.config.logger).to have_received(:tagged).with("dotenv")
+      subject
     end
 
     it "watches .env with Spring" do