diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 64d7cdb..41ab959 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+task :default => :noop
+
+task :noop do
+  puts "doing nothing"
+end
+
 desc 'Builds lib/jasmine from source'
 task :build do