diff --git a/apis/chef/pom.xml b/apis/chef/pom.xml
index 5e16e60389..248b9b1c4e 100644
--- a/apis/chef/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/chef/pom.xml
@@ -97,4 +97,21 @@
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>test-jar</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/apis/chef/src/main/resources/org/jclouds/chef/statements/install-chef-gems.sh b/apis/chef/src/main/resources/org/jclouds/chef/statements/install-chef-gems.sh
index 98524d477b..1aa3d788d5 100755
--- a/apis/chef/src/main/resources/org/jclouds/chef/statements/install-chef-gems.sh
+++ b/apis/chef/src/main/resources/org/jclouds/chef/statements/install-chef-gems.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 if [ ! -f /usr/bin/chef-client ]; then
-  apt-get update -o Acquire::http::No-Cache=True
+  apt-get update
   apt-get install -y ruby ruby1.8-dev build-essential wget libruby-extras libruby1.8-extras
-  # Comment next line for production controlled environments, this should be part of a recipe
-  apt-get -y upgrade
   (
   mkdir -p /tmp/bootchef
   cd /tmp/bootchef
diff --git a/apis/chef/src/test/resources/one-recipe.sh b/apis/chef/src/test/resources/one-recipe.sh
index 5e53346a67..e3185677e0 100755
--- a/apis/chef/src/test/resources/one-recipe.sh
+++ b/apis/chef/src/test/resources/one-recipe.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 if [ ! -f /usr/bin/chef-client ]; then
   apt-get update
   apt-get install -y ruby ruby1.8-dev build-essential wget libruby-extras libruby1.8-extras
-  mkdir -p /tmp/bootchef
   (
-    cd /tmp/bootchef
-    wget http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/69365/rubygems-1.3.6.tgz
-    tar xvf rubygems-1.3.6.tgz
-    cd rubygems-1.3.6
-    ruby setup.rb
-    cp /usr/bin/gem1.8 /usr/bin/gem
+  mkdir -p /tmp/bootchef
+  cd /tmp/bootchef
+  wget http://production.cf.rubygems.org/rubygems/rubygems-1.3.7.tgz
+  tar zxf rubygems-1.3.7.tgz
+  cd rubygems-1.3.7
+  ruby setup.rb --no-format-executable
+  rm -fr /tmp/bootchef
   )
-  rm -rf /tmp/bootchef
-  gem install chef ohai --no-rdoc --no-ri --verbose
+  /usr/bin/gem install ohai chef --no-rdoc --no-ri --verbose
 fi
 mkdir -p /etc/chef
 cat >> /etc/chef/client.rb <<'END_OF_FILE'