diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index e8f7cb0..15fed91 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 source "http://rubygems.org"
 
-if RUBY_VERSION >= '1.9.2' && RUBY_ENGINE == 'ruby'
-  gem 'debugger'
-end
-if RUBY_VERSION == '1.8.7'
-  gem 'ruby-debug'
+# Only install appropriate ruby debugger if we are not on travis
+unless ENV['CI']
+  if RUBY_VERSION >= '1.9.2' && RUBY_ENGINE == 'ruby'
+    gem 'debugger'
+  end
+  if RUBY_VERSION == '1.8.7'
+    gem 'ruby-debug'
+  end
 end
 gemspec
 gem "jquery-rails"