diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 45a28a3b0..84109f165 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ gem 'rack-canonical-host'
 gem 'draper'
 
 group :development do
+  gem 'spring'
   gem 'better_errors'
   gem 'binding_of_caller'
   gem 'thin'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 70f721c56..6af0fa524 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ GEM
       tilt (~> 1.3, >= 1.3.3)
     slop (3.6.0)
     spork (0.9.2)
+    spring (1.2.0)
     sprockets (2.12.3)
       hike (~> 1.2)
       multi_json (~> 1.0)
@@ -478,6 +479,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   simplecov
   sinon-chai-rails
   sinon-rails
+  spring
   thin
   timecop
   twitter