1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/qa/spec/specs/runner_spec.rb b/qa/spec/specs/runner_spec.rb
index 1a3efe0b46c..361588fa14f 100644
--- a/qa/spec/specs/runner_spec.rb
+++ b/qa/spec/specs/runner_spec.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ describe QA::Specs::Runner do
   describe '#perform' do
     before do
       allow(QA::Runtime::Browser).to receive(:configure!)
+
+      QA::Runtime::Scenario.define(:gitlab_address, "http://gitlab.test")
     end
 
     it_behaves_like 'excludes orchestrated'
@@ -80,6 +82,18 @@ describe QA::Specs::Runner do
       end
     end
 
+    context 'when running against live environment' do
+      before do
+        QA::Runtime::Scenario.define(:gitlab_address, "https://staging.gitlab.com")
+      end
+
+      it 'includes default args and excludes the skip_live_env tag' do
+        expect_rspec_runner_arguments(['--tag', '~orchestrated', '--tag', '~skip_live_env', *described_class::DEFAULT_TEST_PATH_ARGS])
+
+        subject.perform
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'testable features' do
       shared_examples 'one supported feature' do |feature|
         before do