diff --git a/lib/pact/provider/rspec.rb b/lib/pact/provider/rspec.rb
index 21ec80c5..416a4703 100644
--- a/lib/pact/provider/rspec.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/provider/rspec.rb
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ def honour_pactfile pact_source, pact_json, options
           Pact.configuration.output_stream.puts "INFO: Reading pact at #{pact_uri}"
           consumer_contract = Pact::ConsumerContract.from_json(pact_json)
           suffix = pact_uri.metadata[:pending] ? " [PENDING]": ""
+          example_group_description = "Verifying a pact between #{consumer_contract.consumer.name} and #{consumer_contract.provider.name}#{suffix}"
+          example_group_metadata = { pactfile_uri: pact_uri, pact_criteria: options[:criteria] }
 
-          ::RSpec.describe "Verifying a pact between #{consumer_contract.consumer.name} and #{consumer_contract.provider.name}#{suffix}", pactfile_uri: pact_uri do
+          ::RSpec.describe example_group_description, example_group_metadata do
             honour_consumer_contract consumer_contract, options.merge(
               pact_json: pact_json,
               pact_uri: pact_uri,
@@ -90,8 +92,7 @@ def describe_interaction interaction, options
             pact_uri: options[:pact_uri],
             pact_source: options[:pact_source],
             pact_ignore_failures: options[:pact_source].pending? || options[:ignore_failures],
-            pact_consumer_contract: options[:consumer_contract],
-            pact_criteria: options[:criteria]
+            pact_consumer_contract: options[:consumer_contract]
           }
 
           describe description_for(interaction), metadata do
diff --git a/lib/pact/provider/rspec/formatter_rspec_3.rb b/lib/pact/provider/rspec/formatter_rspec_3.rb
index fd9b0f32..8c3560c8 100644
--- a/lib/pact/provider/rspec/formatter_rspec_3.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/provider/rspec/formatter_rspec_3.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def dump_summary(summary)
         C = ::Term::ANSIColor
 
         def example_group_started(notification)
+          # This is the metadata on the top level "Verifying a pact between X and Y" describe block
           if @group_level == 0
             Pact.configuration.output_stream.puts
             pact_uri = notification.group.metadata[:pactfile_uri]