diff --git a/features/step_definitions/cucumber_rails_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/cucumber_rails_steps.rb
index dc4f49a7..79403c15 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/cucumber_rails_steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/cucumber_rails_steps.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   new_content = []
 
   content.each do |line|
-    next if line =~ /gem ["|']#{gem_name}["|'].*/
+    next if /gem ["|']#{gem_name}["|'].*/.match?(line)
 
     new_content << line
   end
diff --git a/features/support/cucumber_rails_helper.rb b/features/support/cucumber_rails_helper.rb
index f05042f6..a1a75f27 100644
--- a/features/support/cucumber_rails_helper.rb
+++ b/features/support/cucumber_rails_helper.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def add_gem(name, *args)
     gem_regexp = /gem ["']#{name}["'].*$/
     gemfile_content = File.read(expand_path('Gemfile'))
 
-    if gemfile_content =~ gem_regexp
+    if gemfile_content&.match?(gem_regexp)
       updated_gemfile_content = gemfile_content.gsub(gem_regexp, line)
       overwrite_file('Gemfile', updated_gemfile_content)
     else