diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b06efc51..be030904 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ git:
 node_js:
   - "4"
   - "stable"
-rvm:
-  - 2.2.2
 before_install:
+  - rvm install 2.2.2
+  - rvm use 2.2.2 --fuzzy
+  - export GEMDIR=$(rvm gemdir)
   - npm install -g npm@3
   - "export TRAVIS_COMMIT_MSG=\"$(git log --format=%B --no-merges -n 1)\""
   - echo "$TRAVIS_COMMIT_MSG" | grep '\[skip validator\]'; export BMD_DO_VALIDATOR=$?; true