diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 782c3b8f5..ec994d62c 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ group :assets do
   gem 'sass-rails' #, github: 'rails/sass-rails'
   gem 'coffee-rails'
   gem 'coffee-script-source'
+
+  # use dedicated version of sprockets, 3.0.0 is broken
+  gem 'sprockets', '~> 2.0'
+
   gem 'uglifier'
   gem 'eco'
 end