diff --git a/buildout.cfg b/buildout.cfg
index 859e225b..0ba72e1f 100644
--- a/buildout.cfg
+++ b/buildout.cfg
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ parts =
     pydev
     mailer
     avatar
-    hitcount
     backlinks
     pyth
     lastbuild
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ eggs =
 
 find-links =
     https://github.com/openid/python-openid/tarball/master#egg=python-openid
+    https://github.com/thornomad/django-hitcount/tarball/master#egg=django-hitcount
     http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/mimms/mimms-3.2.1.tar.bz2
 
 [django-piston]
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ repository=http://github.com/ofri/django-annotatetext.git
 recipe=zerokspot.recipe.git
 repository=http://github.com/jtauber/django-mailer.git
 
-[hitcount]
-recipe=zerokspot.recipe.git
-repository=git://github.com/akariv/django-hitcount.git
-
 [backlinks]
 recipe=zerokspot.recipe.git
 repository=git://github.com/ofri/django-backlinks.git
@@ -138,7 +134,6 @@ extra-paths =
     ${buildout:directory}/src/knesset
     ${activity_stream:location}
     ${tagging:location}
-    ${hitcount:location}
     ${planet:location}
     ${avatar:location}
     ${annotatetext:location}
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a45e68c0..969cd911 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
     'python-openid',
     'vobject',
     'django-tastypie',
-    'django-ratings'
+    'django-ratings',
+    'django-hitcount',
 ]
 
 setup(