diff --git a/rspec-rails.md b/rspec-rails.md
index 263806bd0..9018f1837 100644
--- a/rspec-rails.md
+++ b/rspec-rails.md
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ describe "home page" do
     end
 
     post "/login", username: "jdoe", password: "secret"
+
+    expect(response.status).to eql 200
+
     # capybara
     expect(page).to have_selector(".header .username", :text => "jdoe")
   end