diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index bb247bd741..6eb8ae1048 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ EOF
     su ${gitlab_user} -s /bin/sh -c "touch ${gitlab_data_dir}/Gemfile.lock"
 
     echo "Verifying we have all required libraries..."
-    su ${gitlab_user} -s /bin/sh -c 'bundle install --local'
+    su ${gitlab_user} -s /bin/sh -c 'bundle install --without development test --local'
         
     echo "Running final rake tasks and tweaks..."
     . /usr/lib/gitlab/scripts/rake-tasks.sh