diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 252093a..1e06070 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ cache: bundler
 
 before_script:
   - mkdir -p tmp/{pids,cache} log
-# workaround for plugins with Gemfile
-  - perl -pi -e 's/--local --quiet/install --jobs=3 --retry=3 > \/dev\/null/' script/noosfero-plugins
-  - perl -pi -e 's/rm -f \$gemfile/mv "\$gemfile".lock Gemfile.lock; rm -f \$gemfile/' script/noosfero-plugins
   - script/noosfero-plugins disableall
   - bundle exec rake makemo &>/dev/null
 # database
@@ -54,7 +51,7 @@ env:
   - TASK=test:integration
   - TASK=cucumber
   - TASK=selenium
-  - TASK=test:noosfero_plugins
+  - TASK=test:noosfero_plugins BUNDLE_OPTS=install
 
 script:
   - bundle exec rake $TASK
diff --git a/plugins/fb_app/install.rb b/plugins/fb_app/install.rb
index fc6ed0b..c7fe6f2 100644
--- a/plugins/fb_app/install.rb
+++ b/plugins/fb_app/install.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 system "script/noosfero-plugins -q enable oauth_client open_graph"
+exit $?.exitstatus
 
diff --git a/plugins/open_graph/install.rb b/plugins/open_graph/install.rb
index cfba09e..19c293d 100644
--- a/plugins/open_graph/install.rb
+++ b/plugins/open_graph/install.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 system "script/noosfero-plugins -q enable metadata"
+exit $?.exitstatus
 
diff --git a/plugins/orders/install.rb b/plugins/orders/install.rb
index 156ab46..4e92bcd 100644
--- a/plugins/orders/install.rb
+++ b/plugins/orders/install.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 system "script/noosfero-plugins -q enable delivery"
+exit $?.exitstatus
 
diff --git a/plugins/orders_cycle/install.rb b/plugins/orders_cycle/install.rb
index add1749..e1e5c27 100644
--- a/plugins/orders_cycle/install.rb
+++ b/plugins/orders_cycle/install.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 system "script/noosfero-plugins -q enable orders suppliers"
+exit $?.exitstatus
 
diff --git a/plugins/shopping_cart/install.rb b/plugins/shopping_cart/install.rb
index 609d603..f6df1f4 100644
--- a/plugins/shopping_cart/install.rb
+++ b/plugins/shopping_cart/install.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 system "script/noosfero-plugins -q enable orders delivery"
+exit $?.exitstatus
 
diff --git a/script/noosfero-plugins b/script/noosfero-plugins
index 495dcd2..28d3bc2 100755
--- a/script/noosfero-plugins
+++ b/script/noosfero-plugins
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ run(){
   fi
 }
 
+_install(){
+  # export so that recursive enables for dependencies inherit this option too
+  export BUNDLE_OPTS='install'
+  _enable "$1"
+}
+
 _enable(){
   plugin="$1"
 
@@ -113,10 +119,13 @@ _enable(){
       if [ -e $source/Gemfile ]; then
         gemfile=$(mktemp --tmpdir=.)
         cat $NOOSFERO_DIR/Gemfile $source/Gemfile > $gemfile
-        if ! RUBYOPT='' BUNDLE_GEMFILE="$gemfile" bundle --local --quiet; then
+        if [ -z "$BUNDLE_OPTS" ]; then BUNDLE_OPTS="--local"; fi
+        if ! RUBYOPT='' BUNDLE_GEMFILE="$gemfile" bundle $BUNDLE_OPTS --quiet; then
           dependencies_ok=false
+        else
+          mv "$gemfile".lock Gemfile.lock
         fi
-        rm -f $gemfile $gemfile.lock
+        rm -f $gemfile
       fi
       if ! run $dependencies_file; then
         dependencies_ok=false
@@ -134,9 +143,11 @@ _enable(){
     elif [ "$installation_ok" = false ]; then
       echo "W: failed to install $plugin; not enabling"
       echo
+      exit 1
     elif [ "$dependencies_ok" = false ]; then
       echo "W: failed to load dependencies for $plugin; not enabling"
       echo
+      exit 2
     fi
   fi
 }
@@ -245,7 +256,7 @@ case "$command" in
     fi
     _$command
     ;;
-  enable|disable|new)
+  enable|install|disable|new)
     for plugin in $@; do
       _$command "$plugin"
     done
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