diff --git a/.rspec b/.rspec
index 1f88f5fbe..2d6ce1a7a 100644
--- a/.rspec
+++ b/.rspec
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 --backtrace
 --require spec_helper
 --warnings
+--fail-fast
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index e11032910..340394ad8 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ group :development do
   gem "rubocop-rails", require: false
   gem "rubocop-rspec", require: false
 
-  gem "activerecord",   github: "rails/rails", ref: "0e9267767f19065fa513038253179ad6b05c29ab"
+  gem "activerecord",   github: "rails/rails", ref: "deec3004d8d85443dc4f3f5fd22ab86b10adb58b"
   gem "ruby-plsql", github: "rsim/ruby-plsql", branch: "master"
 
   platforms :ruby do