diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 6c03f17e3..0ef99d349 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@
 
 require File.expand_path('../config/application', __FILE__)
 
+# used to generate ci reports, see ci_reporter documentation
+require 'ci/reporter/rake/rspec'
 Zammad::Application.load_tasks