diff --git a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/rspec.rb b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/rspec.rb
index a158910ec..a9518a5c5 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/rspec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/rspec.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     @tags = tags
   end
 
-  def verify_exception(event, exception: nil, message: nil)
+  def verify_exception(event, exception: nil, message: nil, **)
     return true unless exception && message
 
     event.exception.values.any? do |sentry_exception|
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ def verify_exception(event, exception: nil, message: nil)
     end
   end
 
-  def verify_context(event, **opts)
-    return true unless @context
+  def verify_context(event, context: @context, **)
+    return true unless context
 
-    event.contexts.any? { |key, value| value == @context[key] }
+    event.contexts.any? { |key, value| value == context[key] }
   end
 
-  def verify_tags(event, **opts)
-    return true unless @tags
+  def verify_tags(event, tags: @tags, **)
+    return true unless tags
 
-    @tags.all? { |key, value| event.tags.include?(key) && event.tags[key] == value }
+    tags.all? { |key, value| event.tags.include?(key) && event.tags[key] == value }
   end
 end
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/rspec/matchers_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/rspec/matchers_spec.rb
index 5bc3d3e4c..a7d9e5655 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/rspec/matchers_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/rspec/matchers_spec.rb
@@ -94,5 +94,21 @@
         .with_tags({ foo: "bar", baz: "qux" })
         .with_context("rails.error" => { some: "stuff" })
     end
+
+    it "matches error events with tags and context provided as arguments" do
+      Sentry.set_tags(foo: "bar", baz: "qux")
+      Sentry.set_context("rails.error", { some: "stuff" })
+
+      exception = StandardError.new("Gaah!")
+
+      Sentry.capture_exception(exception)
+
+      expect(sentry_events).to include_sentry_event(
+        exception: exception.class,
+        message: exception.message,
+        tags: { foo: "bar", baz: "qux" },
+        context: { "rails.error" => { some: "stuff" } }
+      )
+    end
   end
 end