1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rubygems/commands/build_command.rb b/lib/rubygems/commands/build_command.rb
index 9d318e6e8b..76149032b2 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/commands/build_command.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/commands/build_command.rb
@@ -57,13 +57,17 @@ Gems can be saved to a specified filename with the output option:
   end
 
   def execute
-    gemspec = get_one_gem_name
+    build_gem
+  end
+
+  private
 
-    unless File.exist? gemspec
-      gemspec += '.gemspec' if File.exist? gemspec + '.gemspec'
+  def build_gem(gemspec = get_one_gem_name)
+    unless File.exist?(gemspec)
+      gemspec += ".gemspec" if File.exist?(gemspec + ".gemspec")
     end
 
-    if File.exist? gemspec
+    if File.exist?(gemspec)
       spec = Gem::Specification.load(gemspec)
 
       if options[:build_path]
@@ -77,12 +81,10 @@ Gems can be saved to a specified filename with the output option:
 
     else
       alert_error "Gemspec file not found: #{gemspec}"
-      terminate_interaction 1
+      terminate_interaction(1)
     end
   end
 
-  private
-
   def build_package(spec)
     if spec
       Gem::Package.build(