diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 67be38d..5b44fff 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ end
 
 # place last to allow other stuff to be instrumented
 group :production do
-  gem 'workless', '~> 1.1.1'
+  gem 'workless', '~> 1.2.2'
   gem 'newrelic_rpm'
   gem 'rails_12factor'
 end
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 816052e..50fd87d 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ GEM
     warden (1.2.3)
       rack (>= 1.0)
     will_paginate (3.0.7)
-    workless (1.1.3)
+    workless (1.2.3)
       delayed_job (>= 2.0.7)
       heroku-api
       rails
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   thin
   uglifier
   will_paginate
-  workless (~> 1.1.1)
+  workless (~> 1.2.2)
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    1.10.6