diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 8babb16..ff62f01 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ gem "rake", "~> 0.9.2.2"
 gem "rdoc", "~> 3.12"
 gem "rails", "2.3.18"
 gem "hoptoad_notifier", "2.4.9"
+gem "libxml-ruby", "2.2.2", :require => "libxml"
 gem "ambethia-smtp-tls", "1.1.2", :require => "smtp-tls"
 gem "paperclip", "2.3.1"
 gem "mime-types", "1.16",
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 4e4e647..e9cb2ca 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ GEM
     json (1.7.7)
     json_pure (1.4.6)
     jtrupiano-timecop (0.2.1)
+    libxml-ruby (2.2.2)
     mime-types (1.16)
     mock_redis (0.4.1)
     mysql2 (0.2.18)
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   jferris-mocha (= 0.9.5.0.1241126838)
   json_pure (= 1.4.6)
   jtrupiano-timecop (= 0.2.1)
+  libxml-ruby (= 2.2.2)
   mime-types (= 1.16)
   mock_redis (= 0.4.1)
   mysql2 (= 0.2.18)
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index d34c2a7..bac1c4b 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ HOST = 'localhost'
 
 PHOTOCRACY_SITE_ID = 9
 ALLOURIDEAS_SITE_ID = 13
+ActiveSupport::XmlMini.backend = 'LibXML'
diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index d4a7093..96d5cfc 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ extra_conf = "/data/extra-conf/environment-variables.rb"
 if File.exists?(extra_conf)
   require extra_conf
 end
+ActiveSupport::XmlMini.backend = 'LibXML'
diff --git a/vendor/cache/libxml-ruby-2.2.2.gem b/vendor/cache/libxml-ruby-2.2.2.gem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8013660
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