diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 413fd4f..f5c6d67 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,3 @@ rvm:
 
 gemfile:
   - Gemfile
-
-before_script:
-  - if echo $RUBY_VERSION | grep 1.8.7 >/dev/null; then gem install json; fi
diff --git a/dyndnsd.gemspec b/dyndnsd.gemspec
index e0ffcd4..30b6ff8 100644
--- a/dyndnsd.gemspec
+++ b/dyndnsd.gemspec
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.executables = ['dyndnsd']
 
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'rack'
+  s.add_runtime_dependency 'json'
 
   s.add_development_dependency 'bundler', '~> 1.3'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rake'