diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 142553d..2caf39f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ addons:
     packages:
     - libcurl4-openssl-dev
 
+before_install:
+  - gem update --system
+
 branches:
   only:
     - gh-pages