diff --git a/chef-handler-sns.gemspec b/chef-handler-sns.gemspec
index 1c70e1b..5e05079 100644
--- a/chef-handler-sns.gemspec
+++ b/chef-handler-sns.gemspec
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency 'minitest'
   s.add_development_dependency 'mocha'
   s.add_development_dependency 'coveralls'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'simplecov'
 end
diff --git a/test/helper.rb b/test/helper.rb
index 4b23fc6..b1ef27e 100644
--- a/test/helper.rb
+++ b/test/helper.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__))
 
-require 'coveralls'
-Coveralls.wear!
+require 'simplecov'
+if ENV['TRAVIS']
+  require 'coveralls'
+  SimpleCov.formatter = Coveralls::SimpleCov::Formatter
+end
+SimpleCov.start
 
 gem 'minitest' # ensures you're using the gem, and not the built in MT
 require 'minitest/autorun'