diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index bbd179d1960..5e94baed6fd 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ gem 'seed-fu' , github: 'SamSaffron/seed-fu'
 if rails4?
   gem 'rails'
   # because of https://github.com/redis-store/redis-store/pull/183
-  gem 'redis-rails', :git => 'git://github.com/SamSaffron/redis-store.git'
+  gem 'redis-rails', :git => 'https://github.com/SamSaffron/redis-store.git'
   gem 'rails-observers'
   gem 'actionpack-action_caching'
 else
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ gem 'sidekiq', '2.15.1'
 gem 'sidekiq-failures'
 gem 'sinatra', require: nil
 gem 'slim'  # required for sidekiq-web
-gem 'therubyracer', require: 'v8'
+
+# URGENT fix needed see: https://github.com/cowboyd/therubyracer/pull/280
+gem 'therubyracer', require: 'v8', git: 'https://github.com/SamSaffron/therubyracer.git'
 gem 'thin', require: false
 gem 'diffy', '>= 3.0', require: false
 gem 'highline', require: false
diff --git a/Gemfile_rails4.lock b/Gemfile_rails4.lock
index aa187115e33..7f7100dd121 100644
--- a/Gemfile_rails4.lock
+++ b/Gemfile_rails4.lock
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-GIT
-  remote: git://github.com/SamSaffron/redis-store.git
-  revision: 1eafaa3d8bfbcb61ad89d1a2831adbba4ea8e1e1
-  specs:
-    redis-rails (3.2.3)
-      redis-actionpack (>= 3.2.3)
-      redis-activesupport (>= 3.2.3)
-      redis-store (~> 1.1.0)
-
 GIT
   remote: git://github.com/SamSaffron/seed-fu.git
   revision: 502c8b8514df3bf028c9231cc3a6ea3cff4f37f0
@@ -23,6 +14,23 @@ GIT
       rails (>= 3.0.0, < 5)
       spork (>= 1.0rc0)
 
+GIT
+  remote: https://github.com/SamSaffron/redis-store.git
+  revision: 1eafaa3d8bfbcb61ad89d1a2831adbba4ea8e1e1
+  specs:
+    redis-rails (3.2.3)
+      redis-actionpack (>= 3.2.3)
+      redis-activesupport (>= 3.2.3)
+      redis-store (~> 1.1.0)
+
+GIT
+  remote: https://github.com/SamSaffron/therubyracer.git
+  revision: 885ea08cb0bbe150e53d6d59ce60ef434245e6f3
+  specs:
+    therubyracer (0.12.0)
+      libv8 (~> 3.16.14.0)
+      ref
+
 GIT
   remote: https://github.com/SamSaffron/vestal_versions
   revision: 007b30a5274db7db55da745a4482243559247782
@@ -405,9 +413,6 @@ GEM
       activesupport (>= 3.0)
       sprockets (~> 2.8)
     temple (0.6.7)
-    therubyracer (0.12.0)
-      libv8 (~> 3.16.14.0)
-      ref
     thin (1.6.1)
       daemons (>= 1.0.9)
       eventmachine (>= 1.0.0)
@@ -521,7 +526,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   sinatra
   slim
   spork-rails!
-  therubyracer
+  therubyracer!
   thin
   timecop
   uglifier