diff --git a/.luacheckrc b/.luacheckrc
index 97d783a..3113389 100755
--- a/.luacheckrc
+++ b/.luacheckrc
@@ -19,10 +19,22 @@ read_globals = {
   "next",
   "rawget"
 }
+
+files['spec/'].read_globals = {
+    'describe',
+    'it',
+    'assert', -- Busted extends the standard assert library.
+    'before_each',
+    'after_each',
+    'setup',
+    'teardown'
+}
+
 exclude_files = {
     "lib/",
     "src/"
 }
+
 -- Ignore specific, non-critical warnings by their numeric code.
 -- 111: Line is too long
 -- 211: Unused variable