diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/faraday_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/faraday_spec.rb
index 77e90db0a..170926927 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/faraday_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/faraday_spec.rb
@@ -271,6 +271,12 @@
 
     let(:url) { "http://example.com" }
 
+    around do |example|
+      WebMock.disable!
+      example.run
+      WebMock.enable!
+    end
+
     it "skips instrumentation" do
       transaction = Sentry.start_transaction
       Sentry.get_current_scope.set_span(transaction)
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/transport_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/transport_spec.rb
index 621f45c30..bcef588fe 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/transport_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/transport_spec.rb
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@
           to_raise(Timeout::Error)
         end
 
-        it "raises the error" do
+        it "raises Sentry::ExternalError" do
           expect { subject.send_event(event) }.to raise_error(Sentry::ExternalError)
         end
       end