diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index f20d279..9e7515e 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ end
 # Acceptance tests
 group :cucumber do
   gem 'cucumber-rails', '~> 1.4.0'
-  gem 'database_cleaner'
+  # cleans the database
+  # Version fixed at 1.3. See:
+  # https://github.com/DatabaseCleaner/database_cleaner/issues/317
+  gem 'database_cleaner', '~> 1.3.0'
   gem 'poltergeist', '~> 1.5.0'
 end
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 99a3929..fcf73f8 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   coveralls
   cucumber-rails (~> 1.4.0)
   dalli (~> 2.7.0)
-  database_cleaner
+  database_cleaner (~> 1.3.0)
   devise (~> 3.4.0)
   exception_notification (~> 4.0.1)
   factory_girl_rails (~> 4.5.0)
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