diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 7425e70..4ca2956 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 gem 'rspec-puppet'
 gem 'puppet', puppetversion
 gem 'puppetlabs_spec_helper', '>= 0.1.0'
-gem 'coveralls', require: false
+gem 'coveralls', require: false if RUBY_VERSION.to_f >= 1.9
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 62d60a9..aee56d1 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-require 'coveralls'
-Coveralls.wear!
+if RUBY_VERSION.to_f >= 1.9
+  require 'coveralls'
+  Coveralls.wear!
+end
 
 require 'rubygems'
 require 'puppetlabs_spec_helper/module_spec_helper'