diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index af73332..fae4073 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ end
 
 # only enable this gem group when we're on Ruby 3.1 or newer
 # beaker depends on Ruby 3.1 and bundler will poop itself when you're on an older Ruby (even when the gem group is ignored)
-if Gem::Requirement.create('>= 3.1.0').satisfied_by?(Gem::Version.new(RUBY_VERSION.dup))
-  group :system_tests do
+#if Gem::Requirement.create('>= 3.1.0').satisfied_by?(Gem::Version.new(RUBY_VERSION.dup))
+  group :system_tests, optional: true do
     gem 'beaker', git: 'https://github.com/bastelfreak/beaker', branch: 'ruby31'
     gem 'voxpupuli-acceptance', '~> 3.0',  :require => false
   end
-end
+#end
 
 group :release do
   gem 'voxpupuli-release', '~> 3.0',  :require => false