diff --git a/yesod-core/yesod-core.cabal b/yesod-core/yesod-core.cabal
index 622a47d8..211c114c 100644
--- a/yesod-core/yesod-core.cabal
+++ b/yesod-core/yesod-core.cabal
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ test-suite tests
 
     cpp-options:   -DTEST
     build-depends: base
-                  ,hspec >= 1.1 && < 1.2
+                  ,hspec >= 1.2 && < 1.3
                   ,wai-test
                   ,wai
                   ,yesod-core
diff --git a/yesod-static/yesod-static.cabal b/yesod-static/yesod-static.cabal
index 6af96206..25a3ac86 100644
--- a/yesod-static/yesod-static.cabal
+++ b/yesod-static/yesod-static.cabal
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ test-suite tests
     type: exitcode-stdio-1.0
     cpp-options:   -DTEST_EXPORT
     build-depends:   base
-                   , hspec >= 1.0   && < 1.2
+                   , hspec >= 1.2   && < 1.3
                    , HUnit
                    -- copy from above
                    , containers            >= 0.2
diff --git a/yesod-test/Yesod/Test.hs b/yesod-test/Yesod/Test.hs
index e8715d10..e8f11282 100644
--- a/yesod-test/Yesod/Test.hs
+++ b/yesod-test/Yesod/Test.hs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE PackageImports #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 {-|
 Yesod.Test is a pragmatic framework for testing web applications built
 using wai and persistent.
@@ -133,10 +133,15 @@ type CookieValue = H.Ascii
 -- 
 -- Look at the examples directory on this package to get an idea of the (small) amount of
 -- boilerplate code you'll need to write before calling this.
-runTests :: Application -> ConnectionPool -> Specs -> IO a
+runTests :: Application -> ConnectionPool -> Specs -> IO ()
 runTests app connection specsDef = do
   (SpecsData _ _ specs) <- ST.execStateT specsDef (SpecsData app connection [])
-  Runner.hspecX specs
+#if MIN_VERSION_hspec(1,2,0)
+  Runner.hspec
+#else
+  Runner.hspecX
+#endif
+    specs
 
 -- | Start describing a Tests suite keeping cookies and a reference to the tested 'Application'
 -- and 'ConnectionPool'