diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dcaf052..089a9f6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-### 1.24.2 / 2022-02-20
+### 1.24.2 / 2022-03-09
 * Fixed:
+  * Prevent `spec/` directory symlink recursion in `copy_fixture_modules_to`
   * Update the derivatives workaround to insert an inert line instead of
     commenting out the previous line to allow for logic updates
   * Addressed a bug where passing an empty exceptions array would produce an
diff --git a/lib/simp/beaker_helpers.rb b/lib/simp/beaker_helpers.rb
index 76d423d..8854945 100644
--- a/lib/simp/beaker_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/simp/beaker_helpers.rb
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ def copy_fixture_modules_to( suts = hosts, opts = {})
               begin
                 tarfile = "#{Simp::BeakerHelpers.tmpname}.tar"
 
-                excludes = PUPPET_MODULE_INSTALL_IGNORE.map do |x|
+                excludes = (PUPPET_MODULE_INSTALL_IGNORE + ['spec']).map do |x|
                   x = "--exclude '*/#{x}'"
                 end.join(' ')