diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 775f9e7..6e25e3f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ gem 'bintz-integration_testing_setup', :git => 'git://github.com/johnbintz/bintz
 `bundle install`, then run `bundle exec bintz-integration_testing_setup`. It's best to do this on a pristine
 project, but it may work on one that already has some stuff in it.
 
+## Pure Ruby project?
+
+Want to use this setup with something that's not Rails? Pass the `--pure-ruby` flag to `bintz-integration_testing_setup`.
+
 ## Gem setup
 
 You'll need several gems to pull this off, some of them custom gems:
diff --git a/bin/bintz-integration_testing_setup b/bin/bintz-integration_testing_setup
index 0789775..9d656c7 100755
--- a/bin/bintz-integration_testing_setup
+++ b/bin/bintz-integration_testing_setup
@@ -14,25 +14,36 @@ class BintzIntegrationTestingSetup < Thor
     def gem_root
       Pathname(File.expand_path('../..', __FILE__))
     end
+
+    def rails
+      !options[:pure_ruby]
+    end
   end
 
   desc 'install', 'Install my testing setup in your project'
+  option :pure_ruby, type: :boolean
   def install
+    require 'erb'
+
     Bundler.with_clean_env do
+      additions = ERB.new(gem_root.join('skel/Gemfile-additions').read).result(binding)
+
       if File.file?('Gemfile.penchant') #=> using Penchant
-        append_file('Gemfile.penchant', gem_root.join('skel/Gemfile-additions').read)
+        append_file 'Gemfile.penchant', additions
         system "penchant gemfile remote"
       else
-        append_file('Gemfile', gem_root.join('skel/Gemfile-additions').read)
+        append_file 'Gemfile', additions
         system "bundle"
       end
 
-      if !File.file?('features/support/env.rb')
+      if rails && !File.file?('features/support/env.rb')
         system "bundle exec rails g cucumber:install"
       end
 
       system 'bundle exec cuke-pack install'
 
+      FileUtils.touch 'Rakefile'
+
       append_to_file 'Rakefile', <<-RB
 Rake::Task['default'].clear_prerequisites
 Rake::Task['default'].clear
@@ -40,9 +51,11 @@ Rake::Task['default'].clear
 task :default => :cucumber
 RB
 
-      system 'which phantomjs 2>/dev/null >/dev/null'
-      if $?.exitstatus != 0
-        puts "For Poltergeist, install PhantomJS into your path: http://phantomjs.org/"
+      if rails
+        system 'which phantomjs 2>/dev/null >/dev/null'
+        if $?.exitstatus != 0
+          puts "For Poltergeist, install PhantomJS into your path: http://phantomjs.org/"
+        end
       end
 
       directory '.', '.'
diff --git a/skel/Gemfile-additions b/skel/Gemfile-additions
index 46a1d3c..357ff68 100644
--- a/skel/Gemfile-additions
+++ b/skel/Gemfile-additions
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
+<% if rails %>
 gem 'semantic_rails_view_helpers', :git => 'git://github.com/johnbintz/semantic_rails_view_helpers.git'
+<% end %>
 
 group :cucumber do
   gem 'cucumber'
-  gem 'cucumber-rails'
-  gem 'database_cleaner'
-  gem 'capybara'
   gem 'cuke-pack', :git => 'git://github.com/johnbintz/cuke-pack.git'
   gem 'foreman'
   gem 'guard'
   gem 'guard-cucumber', :git => 'git://github.com/johnbintz/guard-cucumber.git', :branch => 'paths_from_profile'
   gem 'rb-fsevent' # => for mac systems
+  gem 'rspec'
+
+  <% if rails %>
+  gem 'cucumber-rails'
+  gem 'database_cleaner'
+  gem 'capybara'
   gem 'persistent_selenium', :git => 'git://github.com/johnbintz/persistent_selenium.git'
   gem 'poltergeist'
   gem 'capybara-rails-log-inspection', :git => 'git://github.com/johnbintz/capybara-rails-log-inspection.git'
-  gem 'rspec'
+  <% end %>
 end
 
diff --git a/skel/root/Procfile.wip b/skel/root/Procfile.wip.tt
similarity index 66%
rename from skel/root/Procfile.wip
rename to skel/root/Procfile.wip.tt
index d3494f9..e816ef2 100644
--- a/skel/root/Procfile.wip
+++ b/skel/root/Procfile.wip.tt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 guard: guard -g wip
+<% if rails %>
 ps: persistent_selenium start
-
+<% end %>
diff --git a/skel/root/features/support/drivers.rb b/skel/root/features/support/drivers.rb.tt
similarity index 95%
rename from skel/root/features/support/drivers.rb
rename to skel/root/features/support/drivers.rb.tt
index 08c6fcc..360f899 100644
--- a/skel/root/features/support/drivers.rb
+++ b/skel/root/features/support/drivers.rb.tt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # capybara drivers for fast testing
 #
+<% if rails %>
 # this one runs your entire test suite
 require 'capybara/poltergeist'
 
@@ -22,3 +23,4 @@ class Capybara::Node::Element
   end
 end
 
+<% end %>
diff --git a/skel/root/features/support/log_inspection.rb b/skel/root/features/support/log_inspection.rb.tt
similarity index 84%
rename from skel/root/features/support/log_inspection.rb
rename to skel/root/features/support/log_inspection.rb.tt
index 82171f3..d32f877 100644
--- a/skel/root/features/support/log_inspection.rb
+++ b/skel/root/features/support/log_inspection.rb.tt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<% if rails %>
 # enable rails log inspection so you get errors in your console instead of the logs
 require 'capybara/rails-log-inspection/cucumber'
-
+<% end %>