diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 243f047bb7ca66cdca41831aadf72f912cf13150..61f0396b641348f988f9815ce224692329798cd1 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ Rake::TestTask.new do |t|
   t.pattern = "test/**/*_test.rb"
   t.libs << 'test'
 end
+
+task :default => [:test]