diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b6894c4..e5c4c1a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ tmtags
 coverage
 rdoc
 pkg
+tags
 *.gem
 
 ## PROJECT::SPECIFIC
@@ -24,3 +25,4 @@ pkg
 spec/spec.opts
 .bundle
 Gemfile.lock
+bin/stubs
diff --git a/lib/specjour/configuration.rb b/lib/specjour/configuration.rb
index bcaf5a0..ed36752 100644
--- a/lib/specjour/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/specjour/configuration.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module Specjour
   module Configuration
     extend self
 
-    attr_writer :before_fork, :after_fork, :after_load, :prepare, :rspec_formatter, :rsync_options
+    attr_writer :before_fork, :after_fork, :after_load, :bundler_options, :prepare, :rspec_formatter, :rsync_options
 
     # This block is run by each worker before they begin running tests.
     # The default action is to migrate the database, and clear it of any old
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ def before_fork
       @before_fork ||= default_before_fork
     end
 
+    def bundler_options
+      @bundler_options ||= ''
+    end
+
     # This block is run on all workers when invoking `specjour prepare`
     # Defaults to dropping the worker's database and recreating it. This
     # is especially useful when two teams are sharing workers and writing
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ def reset
       @before_fork = nil
       @after_fork = nil
       @after_load = nil
+      @bundler_options = nil
       @prepare = nil
       @rsync_options = nil
       @rspec_formatter = nil
@@ -51,7 +56,7 @@ def rsync_options
 
     def bundle_install
       if system('which bundle')
-        system('bundle check') || system('bundle install')
+        system('bundle check') || system(bundle_command)
       end
     end
 
@@ -94,6 +99,10 @@ def default_rsync_options
 
     protected
 
+    def bundle_command
+      "bundle install #{bundler_options}".strip
+    end
+
     def rails_with_ar?
       defined?(Rails) && defined?(ActiveRecord::Base)
     end
diff --git a/spec/specjour/configuration_spec.rb b/spec/specjour/configuration_spec.rb
index a553f2f..e91a771 100644
--- a/spec/specjour/configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/specjour/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ def self.version
             mock(subject).system('bundle install')
             subject.before_fork.call
           end
+
+          context "and bundler options set" do
+            before do
+              subject.bundler_options = "--binstubs"
+            end
+
+            it "runs 'bundle install' with the given options" do
+              mock(subject).system('bundle install --binstubs')
+              subject.before_fork.call
+            end
+          end
         end
 
         context "when gems are satisfied" do
@@ -127,6 +138,17 @@ def self.version
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#bundler_options" do
+    it "allows custom bundler_options to be set" do
+      subject.bundler_options = '--binstubs=bin/stubs'
+      subject.bundler_options.should == '--binstubs=bin/stubs'
+    end
+
+    it "defaults to no bundler options" do
+      subject.bundler_options.should == ""
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#rsync_options" do
     it "allows custom rsync_options to be set" do
       subject.rsync_options = '-a'
diff --git a/specjour.gemspec b/specjour.gemspec
index 65943fe..1e796d4 100644
--- a/specjour.gemspec
+++ b/specjour.gemspec
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.add_runtime_dependency('dnssd', ['= 2.0.0'])
   s.add_runtime_dependency('thor', ['>= 0.14.0'])
+  s.add_development_dependency('rake')
   s.add_development_dependency('rspec', ['= 2.12'])
   s.add_development_dependency('rr')
   s.add_development_dependency('cucumber', ['>= 1.2.1'])