diff --git a/spec/rails_helper.rb b/spec/rails_helper.rb
index c2ef3e3159..79f98f2e22 100644
--- a/spec/rails_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/rails_helper.rb
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ if RUN_SYSTEM_SPECS
   ENV['STREAMING_API_BASE_URL'] = "http://localhost:#{STREAMING_PORT}"
 end
 
-if RUN_SEARCH_SPECS
-  # Include any configuration or setups specific to search tests here
-end
-
 require File.expand_path('../config/environment', __dir__)
 
 abort('The Rails environment is running in production mode!') if Rails.env.production?
@@ -35,8 +31,6 @@ Sidekiq.logger = nil
 
 # System tests config
 DatabaseCleaner.strategy = [:deletion]
-streaming_server_manager = StreamingServerManager.new
-search_data_manager = SearchDataManager.new
 
 Devise::Test::ControllerHelpers.module_eval do
   alias_method :original_sign_in, :sign_in
@@ -100,26 +94,7 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
     Capybara.current_driver = :rack_test
   end
 
-  config.before :suite do
-    if RUN_SYSTEM_SPECS
-      Webpacker.compile
-      streaming_server_manager.start(port: STREAMING_PORT)
-    end
-
-    if RUN_SEARCH_SPECS
-      Chewy.strategy(:urgent)
-      search_data_manager.prepare_test_data
-    end
-  end
-
-  config.after :suite do
-    streaming_server_manager.stop
-
-    search_data_manager.cleanup_test_data if RUN_SEARCH_SPECS
-  end
-
   config.around :each, type: :system do |example|
-    # driven_by :selenium, using: :chrome, screen_size: [1600, 1200]
     driven_by :selenium, using: :headless_chrome, screen_size: [1600, 1200]
 
     # The streaming server needs access to the database
@@ -136,12 +111,6 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
     self.use_transactional_tests = true
   end
 
-  config.around :each, type: :search do |example|
-    search_data_manager.populate_indexes
-    example.run
-    search_data_manager.remove_indexes
-  end
-
   config.before do |example|
     unless example.metadata[:paperclip_processing]
       allow_any_instance_of(Paperclip::Attachment).to receive(:post_process).and_return(true) # rubocop:disable RSpec/AnyInstance
diff --git a/spec/support/search_data_manager.rb b/spec/support/search_data_manager.rb
index 24c95ae069..176a674adf 100644
--- a/spec/support/search_data_manager.rb
+++ b/spec/support/search_data_manager.rb
@@ -41,3 +41,38 @@ class SearchDataManager
     Tag.destroy_all
   end
 end
+
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.before :suite do
+    if search_examples_present?
+      # Configure chewy to use `urgent` strategy to index documents
+      Chewy.strategy(:urgent)
+
+      # Create search data
+      search_data_manager.prepare_test_data
+    end
+  end
+
+  config.after :suite do
+    if search_examples_present?
+      # Clean up after search data
+      search_data_manager.cleanup_test_data
+    end
+  end
+
+  config.around :each, type: :search do |example|
+    search_data_manager.populate_indexes
+    example.run
+    search_data_manager.remove_indexes
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def search_data_manager
+    @search_data_manager ||= SearchDataManager.new
+  end
+
+  def search_examples_present?
+    RUN_SEARCH_SPECS
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/support/streaming_server_manager.rb b/spec/support/streaming_server_manager.rb
index 93e1a6d17f..2c535767e2 100644
--- a/spec/support/streaming_server_manager.rb
+++ b/spec/support/streaming_server_manager.rb
@@ -76,3 +76,32 @@ class StreamingServerManager
     @running_thread.join
   end
 end
+
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.before :suite do
+    if streaming_examples_present?
+      # Compile assets
+      Webpacker.compile
+
+      # Start the node streaming server
+      streaming_server_manager.start(port: STREAMING_PORT)
+    end
+  end
+
+  config.after :suite do
+    if streaming_examples_present?
+      # Stop the node streaming server
+      streaming_server_manager.stop
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def streaming_server_manager
+    @streaming_server_manager ||= StreamingServerManager.new
+  end
+
+  def streaming_examples_present?
+    RUN_SYSTEM_SPECS
+  end
+end