diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_api_config/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_api_config/json.rb
index 825531b338..2e93024371 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_api_config/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_api_config/json.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'rubygems' if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9.0'
 require 'json'
 
 Puppet::Type.type(:sensu_api_config).provide(:json) do
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check_config/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check_config/json.rb
index dd6ad688bc..8ffa5de393 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check_config/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check_config/json.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'rubygems' if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9.0'
 require 'json'
 
 Puppet::Type.type(:sensu_check_config).provide(:json) do
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_clean_config/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_clean_config/json.rb
index 8ecd339d62..3ddeb8dc6e 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_clean_config/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_clean_config/json.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'rubygems' if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9.0'
 require 'json'
 
 Puppet::Type.type(:sensu_clean_config).provide(:json) do
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_client_config/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_client_config/json.rb
index 38ca76e911..11d5b749a2 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_client_config/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_client_config/json.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'rubygems' if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9.0'
 require 'json'
 
 Puppet::Type.type(:sensu_client_config).provide(:json) do
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_dashboard_config/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_dashboard_config/json.rb
index fb76dc321b..7e401042e5 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_dashboard_config/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_dashboard_config/json.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'rubygems' if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9.0'
 require 'json'
 
 Puppet::Type.type(:sensu_dashboard_config).provide(:json) do
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_handler_config/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_handler_config/json.rb
index 68e9cf8ef6..5cd2d3cdd8 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_handler_config/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_handler_config/json.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'rubygems' if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9.0'
 require 'json'
 
 Puppet::Type.type(:sensu_handler_config).provide(:json) do
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_rabbitmq_config/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_rabbitmq_config/json.rb
index e49172a610..ad15eb30a6 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_rabbitmq_config/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_rabbitmq_config/json.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'rubygems' if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9.0'
 require 'json'
 
 Puppet::Type.type(:sensu_rabbitmq_config).provide(:json) do
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_redis_config/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_redis_config/json.rb
index 777cd0f2f4..edc86daf15 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_redis_config/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_redis_config/json.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'rubygems' if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9.0'
 require 'json'
 
 Puppet::Type.type(:sensu_redis_config).provide(:json) do