diff --git a/test/helper.rb b/test/helper.rb
index fe3ea755..56e826c5 100644
--- a/test/helper.rb
+++ b/test/helper.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 $TESTING = true
+require 'rubygems'
 # require 'simplecov'
 # SimpleCov.start
 require 'minitest/pride'