diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index 8359b14..44fe7de 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 dependencies:
   override:
+  - 'for i in $(cat .circle-ruby) ; do rvm-exec $i gem update --system --no-doc || exit 1 ; done'
   - 'for i in $(cat .circle-ruby) ; do rvm-exec $i bundle install || exit 1 ; done'
 test:
   override: