1 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/syslog/open_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/library/syslog/open_spec.rb
index 18e7f0c80e..73e3780d78 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/syslog/open_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/syslog/open_spec.rb
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
 platform_is_not :windows do
-  require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
-  require File.expand_path('../shared/reopen', __FILE__)
+  require_relative 'shared/reopen'
   require 'syslog'
 
   describe "Syslog.open" do
     platform_is_not :windows do
 
       before :each do
-        Syslog.opened?.should be_false
+        Syslog.opened?.should == false
       end
 
       after :each do
-        Syslog.opened?.should be_false
+        Syslog.opened?.should == false
       end
 
       it "returns the module" do
@@ -68,13 +69,18 @@ platform_is_not :windows do
 
       it "closes the log if after it receives a block" do
         Syslog.open{ }
-        Syslog.opened?.should be_false
+        Syslog.opened?.should == false
       end
 
       it "raises an error if the log is opened" do
         Syslog.open
-        lambda { Syslog.open}.should raise_error
-        lambda { Syslog.close; Syslog.open }.should_not raise_error
+        -> {
+          Syslog.open
+        }.should.raise(RuntimeError, /syslog already open/)
+        -> {
+          Syslog.close
+          Syslog.open
+        }.should_not.raise
         Syslog.close
       end
     end