diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index ebe09303..e4ab4639 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ end
 
 task :spec => :check_dependencies
 
-task :default => :spec
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+task :default => [:cucumber, :spec]
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