diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index dbaacee..ce63541 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-require 'bundler'
-Bundler::GemHelper.install_tasks
+begin
+  require 'bundler'
+  Bundler::GemHelper.install_tasks
+rescue LoadError
+end
 
 require 'rake/testtask'
 Rake::TestTask.new(:test) do |test|