diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2604082..035f03c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "author": "AJ ONeal <coolaj86@gmail.com> (http://coolaj86.info/)",
   "name": "dropshare",
   "description": "A ge.tt / min.us clone for your private servers",
-  "version": "0.3.8",
+  "version": "0.3.9",
   "homepage": "dropshare.coolaj86.info",
   "contributors": [
     {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "dropshare-server": "bin/dropshare-server.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "connect": "2.3.5",
+    "connect": "*",
     "connect_router": "1.x",
     "mime": "~1.2",
     "fs.extra": "1.x",
diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index 500a78a..fcc7654 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
     ;
 
   connect.cors = require('connect-cors');
-  connect.router = require('connect_router');
+  if (!connect.router) {
+    connect.router = require('connect_router');
+  }
 
   // http://stackoverflow.com/a/6969486/151312
   function escapeRegExp(str) {