diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index a897688f264..d839e1b5675 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ group :development do
   gem 'pry-rails'  
 end
 
+gem 'fast_blank', github: "SamSaffron/fast_blank"
+
 # IMPORTANT: mini profiler monkey patches, so it better be required last
 #  If you want to amend mini profiler to do the monkey patches in the railstie
 #  we are open to it.
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 9d002c55a92..1680e661073 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ GIT
     rack-mini-profiler (0.1.23)
       rack (>= 1.1.3)
 
+GIT
+  remote: git://github.com/SamSaffron/fast_blank.git
+  revision: 79df15181712f7e140d8443b7ab7a989fa289b88
+  specs:
+    fast_blank (0.0.1)
+      rake
+      rake-compiler
+
 GIT
   remote: git://github.com/callahad/omniauth-browserid.git
   revision: af62d667626c1622de6fe13b60849c3640765ab1
@@ -347,7 +355,7 @@ GEM
       rake (>= 0.8.7)
       rdoc (~> 3.4)
       thor (>= 0.14.6, < 2.0)
-    rake (10.0.3)
+    rake (10.0.4)
     rake-compiler (0.8.3)
       rake
     rb-fsevent (0.9.3)
@@ -484,6 +492,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   eventmachine
   fabrication
   fakeweb (~> 1.3.0)
+  fast_blank!
   fast_xor
   fast_xs
   fastimage