attempt to prevent phantomjs timeouts

spec/spec_helper.rb

@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ require 'factory_girl_rails'
 #
 # See http://rubydoc.info/gems/rspec-core/RSpec/Core/Configuration
 RSpec.configure do |config|
+
+  # this should prevent timeouts for waiting on the assets to be compiled,
+  # makes testing a bit longer though
+  config.before(:all, type: :feature) do
+    visit "/assets/application.css"
+    visit "/assets/application.js"
+  end
+
 # The settings below are suggested to provide a good initial experience
 # with RSpec, but feel free to customize to your heart's content.
 =begin