diff --git a/lib/shoes/cobbler.rb b/lib/shoes/cobbler.rb
index 9aab8b77..a09611e0 100644
--- a/lib/shoes/cobbler.rb
+++ b/lib/shoes/cobbler.rb
@@ -451,10 +451,9 @@ def gem_install_one spec
     # setup Gem download ui
     ui = Gem::DefaultUserInteraction.ui = Gem::CobblerFace.new(@progbar, @status)
     ui.title "Installing #{spec.name} #{spec.version}"
-    installer = Gem::DependencyInstaller.new
+    installer = Gem::DependencyInstaller.new({:nodoc => true, :install_dir => GEM_DIR})
     begin
-			ENV['PATH'] = "/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin"
-			$stderr.puts "gem installer env: #{ENV['PATH']}"
+			#$stderr.puts "gem build setup: #{installer.options}"
 			installer.install(spec.name, spec.version)
       spec.activate
       gem_reset
diff --git a/lib/shoes/setup.rb b/lib/shoes/setup.rb
index 79e29f47..6d016724 100644
--- a/lib/shoes/setup.rb
+++ b/lib/shoes/setup.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ module Gem
   if Shoes::RELEASE_TYPE =~ /TIGHT/
     @ruby = (File.join(RbConfig::CONFIG['bindir'], 'shoes') + RbConfig::CONFIG['EXEEXT']).
           sub(/.*\s.*/m, '"\&"') + " --ruby"
-    debug "setting @ruby to #{@ruby}"
   end
 end
 class << Gem::Ext::ExtConfBuilder