diff --git a/spec/integration/offline_spec.rb b/spec/integration/offline_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43f564f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/integration/offline_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+require 'active_support/cache'
+require 'active_support/cache/redis_store'
+require 'dalli'
+require_relative '../spec_helper'
+
+OfflineExamples = Minitest::SharedExamples.new do
+
+  it 'should write' do
+    @cache.write('cache-test-key', 'foobar', 1)
+  end
+
+  it 'should read' do
+    @cache.read('cache-test-key')
+  end
+
+  it 'should count' do
+    @cache.send(:do_count, 'rack::attack::cache-test-key', 1)
+  end
+
+end
+
+describe 'when Redis is offline' do
+  include OfflineExamples
+
+  before {
+    @cache = Rack::Attack::Cache.new
+    # Use presumably unused port for Redis client
+    @cache.store = ActiveSupport::Cache::RedisStore.new(:host => '127.0.0.1', :port => 3333)
+  }
+
+end
+
+describe 'when Memcached is offline' do
+  include OfflineExamples
+
+  before {
+    Dalli.logger.level = Logger::FATAL
+
+    @cache = Rack::Attack::Cache.new
+    @cache.store = Dalli::Client.new('127.0.0.1:22122')
+  }
+
+  after {
+    Dalli.logger.level = Logger::INFO
+  }
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/integration/rack_attack_cache_spec.rb b/spec/integration/rack_attack_cache_spec.rb
index c3be000..df92c41 100644
--- a/spec/integration/rack_attack_cache_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/rack_attack_cache_spec.rb
@@ -84,65 +84,6 @@ describe Rack::Attack::Cache do
 
   end
 
-  describe "should not error if redis is not running" do
-    before {
-      @cache = Rack::Attack::Cache.new
-      @key = "rack::attack:cache-test-key"
-      @expires_in = 1
-      # Use presumably unused port for Redis client
-      @cache.store = ActiveSupport::Cache::RedisStore.new(:host => '127.0.0.1', :port => 3333)
-    }
-    describe "write" do
-      it "should not raise exception" do
-        @cache.write("cache-test-key", "foobar", 1)
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe "read" do
-      it "should not raise exception" do
-        @cache.read("cache-test-key")
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe "do_count" do
-      it "should not raise exception" do
-        @cache.send(:do_count, @key, @expires_in)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "should not error if memcached is not running" do
-    before {
-      Dalli.logger.level = Logger::FATAL
-      @cache = Rack::Attack::Cache.new
-      @key = "rack::attack:cache-test-key"
-      @expires_in = 1
-      @cache.store = Dalli::Client.new('127.0.0.1:22122')
-    }
-
-    after {
-      Dalli.logger.level = Logger::INFO
-    }
-
-    describe "write" do
-      it "should not raise exception" do
-        @cache.write("cache-test-key", "foobar", 1)
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe "read" do
-      it "should not raise exception" do
-        @cache.read("cache-test-key")
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe "do_count" do
-      it "should not raise exception" do
-        @cache.send(:do_count, @key, @expires_in)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "given an older Dalli::Client" do
     it "should stub #with" do
       proxy = Rack::Attack::StoreProxy::DalliProxy.new(Class.new)
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 7fe36a6..dec8563 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ class MiniTest::Spec
     end
   end
 end
+
+class Minitest::SharedExamples < Module
+  include Minitest::Spec::DSL
+end