diff --git a/.simplecov b/.simplecov
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f498df81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.simplecov
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+unless RUBY_VERSION[/^2.3/]
+  SimpleCov.command_name $0
+  SimpleCov.start
+end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 78a60b29..4e2dac6e 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-unless RUBY_VERSION[/^2.3/]
-  require 'simplecov'
-  SimpleCov.start
-end
+require 'simplecov'
 
 # This file was generated by the `rspec --init` command. Conventionally, all
 # specs live under a `spec` directory, which RSpec adds to the `$LOAD_PATH`.
diff --git a/test/executable/suite.rb b/test/executable/suite.rb
index 997405ca..4eb86c1c 100644
--- a/test/executable/suite.rb
+++ b/test/executable/suite.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'simplecov'
 require 'test/unit'
 require 'rubygems' unless defined? Gem
 require 'shoulda-context'
diff --git a/test/functional/for_redcloth.rb b/test/functional/for_redcloth.rb
index d2b53f80..05c6e2d6 100644
--- a/test/functional/for_redcloth.rb
+++ b/test/functional/for_redcloth.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'simplecov'
 require 'test/unit'
 
 $:.unshift File.expand_path('../../../lib', __FILE__)
diff --git a/test/functional/suite.rb b/test/functional/suite.rb
index ec23eec0..f87ca0fe 100644
--- a/test/functional/suite.rb
+++ b/test/functional/suite.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'simplecov'
 require 'test/unit'
 
 $VERBOSE = $CODERAY_DEBUG = true
diff --git a/test/unit/suite.rb b/test/unit/suite.rb
index 417dfed8..26ebe1b5 100755
--- a/test/unit/suite.rb
+++ b/test/unit/suite.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'simplecov'
 require 'test/unit'
 require 'rubygems'