diff --git a/.msync.yml b/.msync.yml
index c39f6b7..fd7b6ab 100644
--- a/.msync.yml
+++ b/.msync.yml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-modulesync_config_version: '1.9.3'
+modulesync_config_version: '1.9.4-rc0'
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2c62a9f..dbc5fd8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,58 +1,55 @@
 ---
 sudo: false
 dist: trusty
 language: ruby
 cache: bundler
 addons:
   apt:
     sources:
       - augeas
     packages:
       - libaugeas-dev
-# related to https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/issues/2123
 before_install:
-  - 'rm -f Gemfile.lock'
-  - 'gem update --system'
-  - 'gem install bundler'
+  - rm -f Gemfile.lock
 script:
   - 'bundle exec rake $CHECK'
 matrix:
   fast_finish: true
   include:
   - rvm: 2.1.9
     bundler_args: --without system_tests development release
     env: PUPPET_VERSION="~> 4.0" CHECK=test PARALLEL_TEST_PROCESSORS=12
   - rvm: 2.4.4
     bundler_args: --without system_tests development release
     env: PUPPET_VERSION="~> 5.0" CHECK=test
   - rvm: 2.5.1
     bundler_args: --without system_tests development release
     env: PUPPET_VERSION="~> 5.0" CHECK=test_with_coveralls
   - rvm: 2.4.4
     bundler_args: --without system_tests development release
     env: PUPPET_VERSION="~> 5.0" CHECK=rubocop
   - rvm: 2.5.1
     bundler_args: --without system_tests development release
     env: PUPPET_VERSION="~> 5.0" CHECK=build DEPLOY_TO_FORGE=yes
 branches:
   only:
   - master
   - /^v\d/
 notifications:
   email: false
   irc:
     on_success: always
     on_failure: always
     channels:
       - "chat.freenode.org#voxpupuli-notifications"
 deploy:
   provider: puppetforge
   user: puppet
   password:
     secure: "S8pxtUQSCxezeHuMTOa2nmbOC1Ln37evcDBd6rcAPse4DhrwzdJ7Ijme2tE+cPcdyYgO66jL0wWUBNia+10vOoYs1mCMj3mUq2bgySRhML0CQxGIvKYu8R6PbijljSK7LYplD1THQRgFLyHQ+f4Mh7+8yFpjXSmxuAQMdCPfPv8="
   on:
     tags: true
     # all_branches is required to use tags
     all_branches: true
     # Only publish the build marked with "DEPLOY_TO_FORGE"
     condition: "$DEPLOY_TO_FORGE = yes"