diff --git a/.gemtest b/.gemtest
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index dab5af749..7e1eb310c 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -50,3 +50,7 @@ Rake::RDocTask.new do |rdoc|
   rdoc.rdoc_files.include('README*')
   rdoc.rdoc_files.include('lib/**/*.rb')
 end
+
+task :test do 
+	Rake::Task[:spec].invoke 
+end
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