diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index d3f3a22f2..7d4a60133 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ gem 'aws', '2.3.32' # upgrade to 2.4 breaks 1.8 >.<
 gem 'fastercsv', '1.5.4', :require => false
 gem 'jammit', '0.5.4'
 gem 'rest-client', '1.6.1'
+gem 'typhoeus'
 #Backups
 gem 'cloudfiles', '1.4.10', :require => false
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 0935f4764..02f6df1e8 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -364,8 +364,9 @@ GEM
     tilt (1.2.2)
     treetop (1.4.9)
       polyglot (>= 0.3.1)
-    tzinfo (0.3.24)
-    uuidtools (2.1.2)
+    typhoeus (0.2.0)
+    tzinfo (0.3.23)
+    uuidtools (2.1.1)
     vegas (0.1.8)
       rack (>= 1.0.0)
     warden (0.10.7)
@@ -425,5 +426,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   ruby-debug
   thin (= 1.2.7)
   twitter!
+  typhoeus
   webmock
   will_paginate (= 3.0.pre2)