diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2961ee5713..5ccb0d5b08 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ container):
 ```shell
   export short_name="jammy"
   cd /opt/bosh/bosh-stemcell
+  bundle install
   OS_IMAGE=/opt/bosh/tmp/ubuntu_base_image.tgz bundle exec rspec -fd spec/os_image/ubuntu_${short_name}_spec.rb
 ```
 
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ container, you should be able to run the specific tests:
 
 ```shell
 cd /opt/bosh/bosh-stemcell; \
+bundle install \
 STEMCELL_IMAGE=/mnt/stemcells/vsphere/esxi/ubuntu/work/work/vsphere-esxi-ubuntu.raw \
 STEMCELL_WORKDIR=/mnt/stemcells/vsphere/esxi/ubuntu/work/work/chroot \
 OS_NAME=ubuntu \
diff --git a/bosh-stemcell/bosh-stemcell.gemspec b/bosh-stemcell/bosh-stemcell.gemspec
index 56f9a22f9f..3aa34567d6 100644
--- a/bosh-stemcell/bosh-stemcell.gemspec
+++ b/bosh-stemcell/bosh-stemcell.gemspec
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency "fakefs"
   spec.add_development_dependency "rake"
   spec.add_development_dependency "rspec"
-  spec.add_development_dependency "rspec-instafail"
   spec.add_development_dependency "rspec-its"
   spec.add_development_dependency "standard"
   spec.add_development_dependency "timecop"
diff --git a/bosh-stemcell/lib/bosh/stemcell/build_environment.rb b/bosh-stemcell/lib/bosh/stemcell/build_environment.rb
index 5bb6375e35..cfa687a19a 100644
--- a/bosh-stemcell/lib/bosh/stemcell/build_environment.rb
+++ b/bosh-stemcell/lib/bosh/stemcell/build_environment.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ def prepare_build
     def os_image_rspec_command
       [
         "cd #{STEMCELL_SPECS_DIR};",
+        "bundle install;",
         "OS_IMAGE=#{os_image_tarball_path}",
         "bundle exec rspec -fd",
         "spec/os_image/#{operating_system_spec_name}_spec.rb"
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ def os_image_rspec_command
     def stemcell_rspec_command
       cmd = [
         "cd #{STEMCELL_SPECS_DIR};",
+        "bundle install;",
         "STEMCELL_IMAGE=#{image_file_path}",
         "STEMCELL_WORKDIR=#{work_path}",
         "STEMCELL_INFRASTRUCTURE=#{infrastructure.name}",
diff --git a/bosh-stemcell/spec/bosh/stemcell/build_environment_spec.rb b/bosh-stemcell/spec/bosh/stemcell/build_environment_spec.rb
index c0437c9f5b..664e28b699 100644
--- a/bosh-stemcell/spec/bosh/stemcell/build_environment_spec.rb
+++ b/bosh-stemcell/spec/bosh/stemcell/build_environment_spec.rb
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ module Bosh::Stemcell
         it "returns the correct command" do
           expected_rspec_command = [
             "cd #{stemcell_specs_dir};",
+            "bundle install;",
             "OS_IMAGE=/some/os_image.tgz",
             "bundle exec rspec -fd",
             "spec/os_image/#{operating_system.name}_spec.rb"
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ module Bosh::Stemcell
       it "returns the correct command" do
         expected_rspec_command = [
           "cd #{stemcell_specs_dir};",
+          "bundle install;",
           "STEMCELL_IMAGE=#{File.join(work_path, "fake-root-disk-image.raw")}",
           "STEMCELL_WORKDIR=#{work_path}",
           "STEMCELL_INFRASTRUCTURE=#{infrastructure.name}",