diff --git a/spec/plsql/procedure_spec.rb b/spec/plsql/procedure_spec.rb
index 9a71652e..03a00a8b 100644
--- a/spec/plsql/procedure_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/plsql/procedure_spec.rb
@@ -1872,7 +1872,7 @@ def new_candidate(status)
       expect(plsql.test_cursor do |cursor|
         cursor2 = cursor
       end).to be_nil
-      expect { cursor2.fetch }.to raise_error
+      expect { cursor2.fetch }.to raise_error(/Cursor was already closed|Closed Statement/)
     end
 
     it "should not raise error if cursor is closed inside block" do
@@ -2253,6 +2253,14 @@ def new_candidate(status)
 end
 
 describe '#get_argument_metadata' do
+  before(:all) do
+    plsql.connect! CONNECTION_PARAMS
+  end
+
+  after(:all) do
+    plsql.logoff
+  end
+
   before(:each) do
     plsql.execute <<-SQL
       CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION magic_number(p_num INTEGER #{defaulted_clause})