diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 993da1d..257eba5 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #
 
 begin
+  require 'yaml'
   require 'puppetlabs_spec_helper/rake_tasks'
 rescue LoadError
   puts "!!!!!"