diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 4dcf92fc76..6d3c7262c8 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ gem 'spree_paypal_express', :github => "openfoodfoundation/better_spree_paypal_e
 #gem 'spree_paypal_express', :github => "spree-contrib/better_spree_paypal_express", :branch => "1-3-stable"
 
 gem 'delayed_job_active_record'
+gem 'daemons'
 gem 'comfortable_mexican_sofa'
 
 # Fix bug in simple_form preventing collection_check_boxes usage within form_for block
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index f9522129c3..d2a20aed31 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ GEM
       safe_yaml (~> 0.9.0)
     css_parser (1.3.5)
       addressable
+    daemons (1.2.2)
     dalli (2.7.2)
     database_cleaner (0.7.1)
     db2fog (0.8.0)
@@ -534,6 +535,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   comfortable_mexican_sofa
   compass-rails
   custom_error_message!
+  daemons
   dalli
   database_cleaner (= 0.7.1)
   db2fog