diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 1a167803..dfb1b9c2 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -117,3 +117,6 @@ end
 group :production do
   # gem "thin", "1.6.2"
 end
+
+# spring 3 requires stack upgrades
+gem 'spring', '~> 2.1.1'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 8384139e..2a817c43 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ GEM
       json (>= 1.8, < 3)
       simplecov-html (~> 0.10.0)
     simplecov-html (0.10.2)
-    spring (3.1.1)
+    spring (2.1.1)
     spring-commands-rspec (1.0.4)
       spring (>= 0.9.1)
     sprockets (2.12.5)
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   sdoc
   selenium-webdriver
   simplecov
+  spring (~> 2.1.1)
   spring-commands-rspec
   uglifier (>= 1.3.0)
   webdrivers