diff --git a/app/models/jobs/http_post.rb b/app/models/jobs/http_post.rb
index a24b0cacf..b96d3aa9e 100644
--- a/app/models/jobs/http_post.rb
+++ b/app/models/jobs/http_post.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ module Jobs
     @queue = :http
     def self.perform(url, body, tries_remaining)
       begin
-        request = RestClient::Resource.new(url, :xml => body, :timeout => 4)
-        request.post { |response, request, result, &block|
+        RestClient.post(url, :xml => body){ |response, request, result, &block|
           if [301, 302, 307].include? response.code
             response.follow_redirection(request, result, &block)
           else
diff --git a/spec/models/jobs/http_post_spec.rb b/spec/models/jobs/http_post_spec.rb
index 53746078b..18461996b 100644
--- a/spec/models/jobs/http_post_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/jobs/http_post_spec.rb
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ describe Jobs::HttpPost do
     @body = '<xml>California</xml>'
   end
   it 'POSTs to a given URL' do
-    RestClient::Resource.should_receive(:new).with(@url, :xml=>@body, :timeout => 4)
+    RestClient.should_receive(:post).with(@url, {:xml=>@body}).and_return(true)
     Jobs::HttpPost.perform(@url, @body, 3)
   end
   it 'retries' do
-    RestClient::Resource.should_receive(:new).with(@url, :xml=>@body, :timeout => 4)
+    RestClient.should_receive(:post).with(@url, {:xml=>@body}).and_raise(SocketError)
     Resque.should_receive(:enqueue).with(Jobs::HttpPost, @url, @body, 1).once
     Jobs::HttpPost.perform(@url, @body, 2)
   end