diff --git a/bundler.d/development.rb b/bundler.d/development.rb
index 1f9858299e3..f17b5a2d91c 100644
--- a/bundler.d/development.rb
+++ b/bundler.d/development.rb
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
   # for generating foreign key migrations
   gem 'immigrant', '~> 0.1'
 
+  # debugging and REPL tools
+  gem 'byebug'
   gem 'pry'
   gem 'pry-rails'
   gem 'pry-byebug'
   gem 'pry-doc'
   gem 'pry-stack_explorer'
-  gem 'pry-remote'
+  gem 'pry-remote' # will not work when running via foreman
 
   gem 'rainbow', '>= 2.2.1'