diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ded2cd..f86e7fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -290,8 +290,10 @@ Or just install it as a RubyGem:
 ## Plugins for jQuery, Dojo, Yui, CommonJS, qooxdoo
 
 This repository lets you build modules for [jQuery][], [Dojo][], [Yui][] and
-[CommonJS][] / [Node.js][] with the help of `rake`. You may need to install
-rspec first by running `gem install rspec`.
+[CommonJS][] / [Node.js][] with the help of `rake`.
+
+NOTE: The default `rake` task is only used for testing and require rspec to be
+installed (see below).
 
 Run `rake jquery` to get a jQuery compatible plugin file in the
 `mustache-jquery/` directory.
@@ -309,6 +311,8 @@ Run `rake qooxdoo` to get a qooxdoo compatible file named `qooxdoo.mustache.js`.
 
 ## Testing
 
+NOTE: You will need to install rspec first by running `gem install rspec`.
+
 To run the mustache.js test suite, run `rake spec`.  All specs will be run first with JavaScriptCore (using `jsc`)
 and again with Rhino, using `java org.mozilla.javascript.tools.shell.Main`.
 
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 94a6a77..a19c5ea 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 require 'rake'
-require 'rspec/core/rake_task'
 
 task :default => :spec
 
-RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:spec) do |t|
-  #t.spec_opts = ['--options', "\"#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/spec/spec.opts\""]
-  t.pattern = 'test/*_spec.rb'
-end
-
 desc "Run all specs"
-task :spec
+task :spec do
+  require 'rspec/core/rake_task'
+  RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:spec) do |t|
+    #t.spec_opts = ['--options', "\"#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/spec/spec.opts\""]
+    t.pattern = 'test/*_spec.rb'
+  end
+end
 
 def templated_build(name, opts={})
   # Create a rule that uses the .tmpl.{pre,post} stuff to make a final,