diff --git a/moduleroot/spec/spec_helper.rb.erb b/moduleroot/spec/spec_helper.rb.erb
index efad6cfbb28ab2bb0b4c574644ed600018321537..269754fb4c2534e1f37348375cd98d9248acde6d 100644
--- a/moduleroot/spec/spec_helper.rb.erb
+++ b/moduleroot/spec/spec_helper.rb.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 require 'puppetlabs_spec_helper/module_spec_helper'
 require 'rspec-puppet-facts'
+
+begin
+  require 'spec_helper_local' if File.file?(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'spec_helper_local.rb'))
+rescue LoadError => loaderror
+  warn "Could not require spec_helper_local: #{loaderror.message}"
+end
+
 include RspecPuppetFacts
 
 default_facts = {