diff --git a/spec/rails_helper.rb b/spec/rails_helper.rb
index 30921a6e3f4..c1297809c01 100644
--- a/spec/rails_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/rails_helper.rb
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ Spork.prefork do
     Time.stubs(:now).returns(time)
   end
 
-  def file_from_fixtures(filename)
+  def file_from_fixtures(filename, directory="images")
     FileUtils.mkdir_p("#{Rails.root}/tmp/spec") unless Dir.exists?("#{Rails.root}/tmp/spec")
-    FileUtils.cp("#{Rails.root}/spec/fixtures/images/#{filename}", "#{Rails.root}/tmp/spec/#{filename}")
+    FileUtils.cp("#{Rails.root}/spec/fixtures/#{directory}/#{filename}", "#{Rails.root}/tmp/spec/#{filename}")
     File.new("#{Rails.root}/tmp/spec/#{filename}")
   end
 end