diff --git a/spec/functions/load_module_metadata_spec.rb b/spec/functions/load_module_metadata_spec.rb
index a97b6b4..45eaa7e 100644
--- a/spec/functions/load_module_metadata_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functions/load_module_metadata_spec.rb
@@ -1,49 +1,51 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'load_module_metadata' do
   it { is_expected.not_to eq(nil) }
   it { is_expected.to run.with_params.and_raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, %r{wrong number of arguments}i) }
   it { is_expected.to run.with_params('one', 'two', 'three').and_raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, %r{wrong number of arguments}i) }
 
   describe 'when calling with valid arguments' do
     before :each do
+      # In Puppet 7, there are two prior calls to File.read prior to the responses we want to mock
+      allow(File).to receive(:read).with(anything, anything).and_call_original
       allow(File).to receive(:read).with(%r{\/(stdlib|test)\/metadata.json}, :encoding => 'utf-8').and_return('{"name": "puppetlabs-stdlib"}')
       allow(File).to receive(:read).with(%r{\/(stdlib|test)\/metadata.json}).and_return('{"name": "puppetlabs-stdlib"}')
       # Additional modules used by litmus which are identified while running these dues to being in fixtures
       allow(File).to receive(:read).with(%r{\/(provision|puppet_agent|facts)\/metadata.json}, :encoding => 'utf-8')
     end
 
     context 'when calling with valid utf8 and double byte character arguments' do
       before :each do
         allow(File).to receive(:read).with(%r{\/(stdlib|test)\/metadata.json}, :encoding => 'utf-8').and_return('{"ĭďèʼnţĩƒіểя": "ċơņťęאּť ỡƒ ţħíš -
 この文字"}')
         allow(File).to receive(:read).with(%r{\/(stdlib|test)\/metadata.json}).and_return('{"ĭďèʼnţĩƒіểя": "ċơņťęאּť ỡƒ ţħíš -
 この文字"}')
       end
 
       let(:prefix) { 'C:' if Puppet::Util::Platform.windows? }
 
       it 'jsons parse the file' do
         allow(scope).to receive(:function_get_module_path).with(['science']).and_return("#{prefix}/path/to/module/")
         allow(File).to receive(:exists?).with("#{prefix}/path/to/module/metadata.json").and_return(true)
         allow(File).to receive(:read).with("#{prefix}/path/to/module/metadata.json").and_return('{"name": "spencer-science"}')
 
         result = subject.execute('science')
         expect(result['name']).to eq('spencer-science')
       end
 
       it 'fails by default if there is no metadata.json' do
         allow(scope).to receive(:function_get_module_path).with(['science']).and_return("#{prefix}/path/to/module/")
         allow(File).to receive(:exists?).with("#{prefix}/path/to/module/metadata.json").and_return(false)
         expect { subject.call(['science']) }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError)
       end
 
       it 'returns nil if user allows empty metadata.json' do
         allow(scope).to receive(:function_get_module_path).with(['science']).and_return("#{prefix}/path/to/module/")
         allow(File).to receive(:exists?).with("#{prefix}/path/to/module/metadata.json").and_return(false)
         result = subject.execute('science', true)
         expect(result).to eq({})
       end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/functions/loadjson_spec.rb b/spec/functions/loadjson_spec.rb
index c0c630b..48d79fb 100644
--- a/spec/functions/loadjson_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functions/loadjson_spec.rb
@@ -1,144 +1,146 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'loadjson' do
   it { is_expected.not_to eq(nil) }
   it { is_expected.to run.with_params.and_raise_error(ArgumentError, %r{wrong number of arguments}i) }
 
   describe 'when calling with valid arguments' do
     before :each do
+      # In Puppet 7, there are two prior calls to File.read prior to the responses we want to mock
+      allow(File).to receive(:read).with(anything, anything).and_call_original
       allow(File).to receive(:read).with(%r{\/(stdlib|test)\/metadata.json}, :encoding => 'utf-8').and_return('{"name": "puppetlabs-stdlib"}')
       allow(File).to receive(:read).with(%r{\/(stdlib|test)\/metadata.json}).and_return('{"name": "puppetlabs-stdlib"}')
       # Additional modules used by litmus which are identified while running these dues to being in fixtures
       allow(File).to receive(:read).with(%r{\/(provision|puppet_agent|facts)\/metadata.json}, :encoding => 'utf-8')
     end
 
     context 'when a non-existing file is specified' do
       let(:filename) do
         if Puppet::Util::Platform.windows?
           'C:/tmp/doesnotexist'
         else
           '/tmp/doesnotexist'
         end
       end
 
       before(:each) do
         allow(File).to receive(:exists?).with(filename).and_return(false).once
         allow(PSON).to receive(:load).never
       end
       it { is_expected.to run.with_params(filename, 'default' => 'value').and_return('default' => 'value') }
       it { is_expected.to run.with_params(filename, 'đẽƒằưļŧ' => '٧ẵłựέ').and_return('đẽƒằưļŧ' => '٧ẵłựέ') }
       it { is_expected.to run.with_params(filename, 'デフォルト' => '値').and_return('デフォルト' => '値') }
     end
 
     context 'when an existing file is specified' do
       let(:filename) do
         if Puppet::Util::Platform.windows?
           'C:/tmp/doesexist'
         else
           '/tmp/doesexist'
         end
       end
       let(:data) { { 'key' => 'value', 'ķęŷ' => 'νậŀųề', 'キー' => '値' } }
       let(:json) { '{"key":"value", {"ķęŷ":"νậŀųề" }, {"キー":"値" }' }
 
       before(:each) do
         allow(File).to receive(:exists?).with(filename).and_return(true).once
         allow(File).to receive(:read).with(filename).and_return(json).once
         allow(File).to receive(:read).with(filename).and_return(json).once
         allow(PSON).to receive(:load).with(json).and_return(data).once
       end
       it { is_expected.to run.with_params(filename).and_return(data) }
     end
 
     context 'when the file could not be parsed' do
       let(:filename) do
         if Puppet::Util::Platform.windows?
           'C:/tmp/doesexist'
         else
           '/tmp/doesexist'
         end
       end
       let(:json) { '{"key":"value"}' }
 
       before(:each) do
         allow(File).to receive(:exists?).with(filename).and_return(true).once
         allow(File).to receive(:read).with(filename).and_return(json).once
         allow(PSON).to receive(:load).with(json).once.and_raise StandardError, 'Something terrible have happened!'
       end
       it { is_expected.to run.with_params(filename, 'default' => 'value').and_return('default' => 'value') }
     end
 
     context 'when an existing URL is specified' do
       let(:filename) do
         'https://example.local/myhash.json'
       end
       let(:basic_auth) { { :http_basic_authentication => ['', ''] } }
       let(:data) { { 'key' => 'value', 'ķęŷ' => 'νậŀųề', 'キー' => '値' } }
       let(:json) { '{"key":"value", {"ķęŷ":"νậŀųề" }, {"キー":"値" }' }
 
       it {
         expect(OpenURI).to receive(:open_uri).with(filename, basic_auth).and_return(json)
         expect(PSON).to receive(:load).with(json).and_return(data).once
         is_expected.to run.with_params(filename).and_return(data)
       }
     end
 
     context 'when an existing URL (with username and password) is specified' do
       let(:filename) do
         'https://user1:pass1@example.local/myhash.json'
       end
       let(:url_no_auth) { 'https://example.local/myhash.json' }
       let(:basic_auth) { { :http_basic_authentication => ['user1', 'pass1'] } }
       let(:data) { { 'key' => 'value', 'ķęŷ' => 'νậŀųề', 'キー' => '値' } }
       let(:json) { '{"key":"value", {"ķęŷ":"νậŀųề" }, {"キー":"値" }' }
 
       it {
         expect(OpenURI).to receive(:open_uri).with(url_no_auth, basic_auth).and_return(json)
         expect(PSON).to receive(:load).with(json).and_return(data).once
         is_expected.to run.with_params(filename).and_return(data)
       }
     end
 
     context 'when an existing URL (with username) is specified' do
       let(:filename) do
         'https://user1@example.local/myhash.json'
       end
       let(:url_no_auth) { 'https://example.local/myhash.json' }
       let(:basic_auth) { { :http_basic_authentication => ['user1', ''] } }
       let(:data) { { 'key' => 'value', 'ķęŷ' => 'νậŀųề', 'キー' => '値' } }
       let(:json) { '{"key":"value", {"ķęŷ":"νậŀųề" }, {"キー":"値" }' }
 
       it {
         expect(OpenURI).to receive(:open_uri).with(url_no_auth, basic_auth).and_return(json)
         expect(PSON).to receive(:load).with(json).and_return(data).once
         is_expected.to run.with_params(filename).and_return(data)
       }
     end
 
     context 'when the URL output could not be parsed, with default specified' do
       let(:filename) do
         'https://example.local/myhash.json'
       end
       let(:basic_auth) { { :http_basic_authentication => ['', ''] } }
       let(:json) { ',;{"key":"value"}' }
 
       it {
         expect(OpenURI).to receive(:open_uri).with(filename, basic_auth).and_return(json)
         expect(PSON).to receive(:load).with(json).once.and_raise StandardError, 'Something terrible have happened!'
         is_expected.to run.with_params(filename, 'default' => 'value').and_return('default' => 'value')
       }
     end
 
     context 'when the URL does not exist, with default specified' do
       let(:filename) do
         'https://example.local/myhash.json'
       end
       let(:basic_auth) { { :http_basic_authentication => ['', ''] } }
 
       it {
         expect(OpenURI).to receive(:open_uri).with(filename, basic_auth).and_raise OpenURI::HTTPError, '404 File not Found'
         is_expected.to run.with_params(filename, 'default' => 'value').and_return('default' => 'value')
       }
     end
   end
 end