diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index aae160e4357c79d927929158886819f0b566cd48..b3e2bbfc13d4944c1f300a3319975055b7729c86 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ gem 'slim', '1.3.8'
 
 # Configuration
 
-gem 'configurate', '0.0.7'
+gem 'configurate', '0.0.8'
 
 # Cross-origin resource sharing
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 604e86b35f8ed59883ed92e4aff061ccf383c3b2..433923be1c9d568d713d1446bc67dd75ec6d4d64 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ GEM
       sass (~> 3.1)
     compass-rails (1.0.3)
       compass (>= 0.12.2, < 0.14)
-    configurate (0.0.7)
+    configurate (0.0.8)
     connection_pool (1.0.0)
     crack (0.3.2)
     cucumber (1.2.5)
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   carrierwave (= 0.8.0)
   client_side_validations (= 3.2.5)
   compass-rails (= 1.0.3)
-  configurate (= 0.0.7)
+  configurate (= 0.0.8)
   cucumber-rails (= 1.3.1)
   database_cleaner (= 0.9.1)
   devise (= 2.1.3)
diff --git a/spec/helpers/layout_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/layout_helper_spec.rb
index dd11e36660eee4abe693134178e138e330fddb5a..f1bba1c7f8ed1151cab293319323dc3a356dea91 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/layout_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/layout_helper_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe LayoutHelper do
   describe "#page_title" do
     context "passed blank text" do
       it "returns Diaspora*" do
-        page_title.should == pod_name
+        page_title.to_s.should == pod_name
       end
     end