diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 6c98969..e55cea2 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ Known config file settings (if you're familiar with capistrano and vlad these sh
     post_deploy_script:  path to a shell script to run after deployment
     post_setup_script:   path to a shell script to run after setup
     rake_env:            hash of environment variables to set when running post_setup and post_deploy rake tasks
+    rake_command:        command to invoke rake with (default: rake)
 
 
 A simple config/deploy.yml might look like:
diff --git a/lib/whiskey_disk.rb b/lib/whiskey_disk.rb
index 5d13e1a..92abd2e 100644
--- a/lib/whiskey_disk.rb
+++ b/lib/whiskey_disk.rb
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ def encode_roles(roles)
   def build_command(domain, cmd)
     "#{'set -x; ' if debugging?}" + encode_roles(domain['roles']) + cmd
   end
+
+  def rake_command
+    (setting(:rake_command) and setting(:rake_command) != '') ? setting(:rake_command) : 'rake'
+  end
   
   def run(domain, cmd)
     ssh(domain, cmd)
@@ -202,7 +206,7 @@ def if_file_present(path, cmd)
   end
   
   def if_task_defined(task, cmd)
-    %Q(rakep=`#{env_vars} rake -P` && if [[ `echo "${rakep}" | grep #{task}` != "" ]]; then #{cmd}; fi )
+    %Q(rakep=`#{env_vars} #{rake_command} -P` && if [[ `echo "${rakep}" | grep #{task}` != "" ]]; then #{cmd}; fi )
   end
   
   def safe_branch_checkout(path, my_branch)
@@ -226,7 +230,7 @@ def run_rake_task(path, task_name)
     enqueue "echo Running rake #{task_name}..."
     enqueue "cd #{path}"
     enqueue(if_file_present("#{setting(:deploy_to)}/Rakefile", 
-      if_task_defined(task_name, "#{env_vars} rake #{'--trace' if debugging?} #{task_name} to=#{setting(:environment)}")))
+      if_task_defined(task_name, "#{env_vars} #{rake_command} #{'--trace' if debugging?} #{task_name} to=#{setting(:environment)}")))
   end
   
   def build_path(path)
diff --git a/spec/whiskey_disk_spec.rb b/spec/whiskey_disk_spec.rb
index 38d1621..f044f6c 100644
--- a/spec/whiskey_disk_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/whiskey_disk_spec.rb
@@ -585,6 +585,20 @@ def system(*args)
       @whiskey_disk.buffer.join(' ').should.match(%r{rake.*deploy:post_setup})
     end
     
+    it 'runs the post setup tasks with given rake command' do
+      @parameters = { 'deploy_to' => '/path/to/main/repo', 'rake_command' => 'bundle exec rake' }
+      @whiskey_disk.configuration = @parameters
+      @whiskey_disk.run_post_setup_hooks
+      @whiskey_disk.buffer.join(' ').should.match(%r{bundle exec rake.*deploy:post_setup})
+    end
+
+    it 'runs the post setup tasks with default rake command if the rake command is empty' do
+      @parameters = { 'deploy_to' => '/path/to/main/repo', 'rake_command' => '' }
+      @whiskey_disk.configuration = @parameters
+      @whiskey_disk.run_post_setup_hooks
+      @whiskey_disk.buffer.join(' ').should.match(%r{rake.*deploy:post_setup})
+    end
+
     it 'uses the same environment when running the rake tasks' do
       @whiskey_disk.run_post_setup_hooks
       @whiskey_disk.buffer.join(' ').should.match(%r{to=#{@env}})      
@@ -600,6 +614,13 @@ def system(*args)
       @whiskey_disk.buffer.join(' ').should.match(%r{rakep=\`.*rake -P\` && if \[\[ \`echo "\$\{rakep\}" | grep deploy:post_setup\` != "" \]\];})      
     end
 
+    it 'uses the given rake command when checking the existance of the deploy:post_setup task' do
+      @parameters = { 'deploy_to' => '/path/to/main/repo', 'rake_command' => 'bundle exec rake' }
+      @whiskey_disk.configuration = @parameters
+      @whiskey_disk.run_post_setup_hooks
+      @whiskey_disk.buffer.join(' ').should.match(%r{rakep=\`.*bundle exec rake -P\`})
+    end
+
     it 'ensures that any rake ENV variable are set when checking for deploy:post_setup tasks' do
       @parameters = { 'deploy_to' => '/path/to/main/repo', 'rake_env' => { 'RAILS_ENV' => 'production', 'FOO' => 'bar' } }
       @whiskey_disk.configuration = @parameters
@@ -707,6 +728,20 @@ def system(*args)
       @whiskey_disk.run_post_deploy_hooks
       @whiskey_disk.buffer.join(' ').should.match(%r{rake.*deploy:post_deploy})
     end
+
+    it 'runs the post deployment tasks with given rake command' do
+      @parameters = { 'deploy_to' => '/path/to/main/repo', 'rake_command' => 'bundle exec rake' }
+      @whiskey_disk.configuration = @parameters
+      @whiskey_disk.run_post_deploy_hooks
+      @whiskey_disk.buffer.join(' ').should.match(%r{bundle exec rake.*deploy:post_deploy})
+    end
+
+    it 'runs the post deployment tasks with default rake command if the rake command is empty' do
+      @parameters = { 'deploy_to' => '/path/to/main/repo', 'rake_command' => '' }
+      @whiskey_disk.configuration = @parameters
+      @whiskey_disk.run_post_deploy_hooks
+      @whiskey_disk.buffer.join(' ').should.match(%r{rake.*deploy:post_deploy})
+    end
     
     it 'uses the same environment when running the rake tasks' do
       @whiskey_disk.run_post_deploy_hooks
@@ -723,6 +758,13 @@ def system(*args)
       @whiskey_disk.buffer.join(' ').should.match(%r{rakep=\`.*rake -P\` && if \[\[ \`echo "\$\{rakep\}" | grep deploy:post_deploy\` != "" \]\];})      
     end
 
+    it 'uses the given rake command when checking the existance of the deploy:post_deploy task' do
+      @parameters = { 'deploy_to' => '/path/to/main/repo', 'rake_command' => 'bundle exec rake' }
+      @whiskey_disk.configuration = @parameters
+      @whiskey_disk.run_post_deploy_hooks
+      @whiskey_disk.buffer.join(' ').should.match(%r{rakep=\`.*bundle exec rake -P\`})
+    end
+
     it 'ensures that any rake ENV variable are set when checking for deploy:post_setup tasks' do
       @parameters = { 'deploy_to' => '/path/to/main/repo', 'rake_env' => { 'RAILS_ENV' => 'production', 'FOO' => 'bar' } }
       @whiskey_disk.configuration = @parameters