diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 77a31609..b334a1d1 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.before(:example) do
+    # default stub for telemetry
+    stub_request(:post, "https://www.flippercloud.io/adapter/telemetry").
+      to_return(status: 200, body: "", headers: {})
     Flipper::Cloud::Telemetry.reset if defined?(Flipper::Cloud::Telemetry) && Flipper::Cloud::Telemetry.respond_to?(:reset)
     Flipper::Poller.reset if defined?(Flipper::Poller)
     Flipper.unregister_groups