diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 56d51815..0b52c85d 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ end
 
 multitask :default => [:test, :features]
 
+task :spec => :test
 require 'rake/testtask'
 Rake::TestTask.new(:test) do |test|
   test.libs << 'lib' << 'test'