diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 24bb91425..ac9797608 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -478,6 +478,11 @@ Rails/ScopeArgs:
   Include:
     - app/models/**/*.rb
 
+Rails/SkipsModelValidations:
+  Exclude:
+    - spec/**/*_spec.rb
+    - spec/factories/*.rb
+
 Rails/TimeZone:
   EnforcedStyle: flexible