diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 1e753503a88..699629127a7 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ executors:
     environment: &environment
       DEFAULT_MAX_WAIT_TIME: 10
       SOLIDUS_RAISE_DEPRECATIONS: true
+      RAILS_DEPRECATIONS_BEHAVIOR: raise
       CIRCLE_TEST_REPORTS: /tmp/test-results
       CIRCLE_ARTIFACTS: /tmp/test-artifacts
       BUNDLE_WITHOUT: "lint,release"
@@ -374,7 +375,7 @@ workflows:
             {
               parameters:
                 {
-                  rails: ["7.0", "7.1", "7.2"],
+                  rails: ["7.2"],
                   ruby: ["3.1"],
                   database: ["mysql"],
                   paperclip: [true],
@@ -386,8 +387,8 @@ workflows:
             {
               parameters:
                 {
-                  rails: ["7.0", "7.1", "7.2"],
-                  ruby: ["3.1"],
+                  rails: ["7.2"],
+                  ruby: ["3.2"],
                   database: ["postgres"],
                   paperclip: [false],
                 },
@@ -398,8 +399,8 @@ workflows:
             {
               parameters:
                 {
-                  rails: ["7.1"],
-                  ruby: ["3.2"],
+                  rails: ["7.2"],
+                  ruby: ["3.3"],
                   database: ["sqlite"],
                   paperclip: [false],
                 },
@@ -410,8 +411,8 @@ workflows:
             {
               parameters:
                 {
-                  rails: ["7.2", "main"],
-                  ruby: ["3.3.5"],
+                  rails: ["8.0"],
+                  ruby: ["3.3"],
                   database: ["sqlite"],
                   paperclip: [false],
                 },
diff --git a/core/lib/spree/testing_support/dummy_app.rb b/core/lib/spree/testing_support/dummy_app.rb
index 7e2e7707f20..d703397b9ed 100644
--- a/core/lib/spree/testing_support/dummy_app.rb
+++ b/core/lib/spree/testing_support/dummy_app.rb
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class Application < ::Rails::Application
     config.log_level = :debug
 
     # Improve test suite performance:
-    config.eager_load = false
+    config.eager_load = ENV['CI'].present?
     config.public_file_server.headers = { 'Cache-Control' => 'public, max-age=3600' }
     config.cache_store = :memory_store