diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index d907f88..84bdac1 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 require 'bundler'
 Bundler::GemHelper.install_tasks
 
+task :default => :test
+
 require 'rake/testtask'
 Rake::TestTask.new(:test) do |test|
   test.libs << 'lib' << 'test'