diff --git a/merb-core/lib/merb-core/test/helpers/request_helper.rb b/merb-core/lib/merb-core/test/helpers/request_helper.rb
index 7ab15f5..8d00ce3 100644
--- a/merb-core/lib/merb-core/test/helpers/request_helper.rb
+++ b/merb-core/lib/merb-core/test/helpers/request_helper.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module Merb
           env["HTTP_COOKIE"] = @__cookie_jar__.for(jar, uri)
         end

-        app = Merb::Rack::Application.new
+        app = Merb::Config[:app]
         rack = app.call(::Rack::MockRequest.env_for(uri.to_s, env))

         rack = Struct.new(:status, :headers, :body, :url, :original_env).
diff --git a/merb-core/spec/public/webrat/test_app/config/rack.rb b/merb-core/spec/public/webrat/test_app/config/rack.rb
index 494c687..c7e69fc 100644
--- a/merb-core/spec/public/webrat/test_app/config/rack.rb
+++ b/merb-core/spec/public/webrat/test_app/config/rack.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+# Add an addition Rack middleware for testing whether the Webrat steps go through this.
+module Merb
+  module Rack
+
+    class DummyWare < Merb::Rack::Middleware
+
+      def call(env)
+        if env["PATH_INFO"] =~ /^\/dummy/
+          [200, "", "This is a dummy content"]
+        else
+          @app.call(env)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 # use PathPrefix Middleware if :path_prefix is set in Merb::Config
 if prefix = ::Merb::Config[:path_prefix]
   use Merb::Rack::PathPrefix, prefix
@@ -6,6 +23,7 @@ end
 # comment this out if you are running merb behind a load balancer
 # that serves static files
 use Merb::Rack::Static, Merb.dir_for(:public)
+use Merb::Rack::DummyWare

 # this is our main merb application
 run Merb::Rack::Application.new
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diff --git a/merb-core/spec/public/webrat/webrat_spec.rb b/merb-core/spec/public/webrat/webrat_spec.rb
index 35e0620..52e4bae 100644
--- a/merb-core/spec/public/webrat/webrat_spec.rb
+++ b/merb-core/spec/public/webrat/webrat_spec.rb
@@ -71,5 +71,12 @@ describe "an app tested using the webrat proxies" do
       resp.should have_xpath("//p[contains(., 'truez: 1')]")
     end
   end
-
+
+  describe "runs through defined Rack middle ware" do
+    it "returns the response in the rack middleware" do
+      resp = visit "/dummy"
+      resp.body.should == "This is a dummy content"
+    end
+  end
+
 end
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