diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index cd38566403..111a85c759 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 gemspec
 
 gem 'rails', '~> 5.2.0'
+gem 'cancancan', github: 'lizzyaustad/cancancan', branch: 'rails_5_2_upgrade_fixes'
 
 # Profiling
 gem 'rack-mini-profiler', group: :development, require: false