diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 386b0598..9cf90453 100755
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ gem 'sassc', '~> 2.0', '>= 2.0.1'
 gem 'stripe', '~> 1.58' # January 19, 2017 version of the Stripe API https://stripe.com/docs/api
 gem 'uglifier', '~> 4.1', '>= 4.1.20'
 gem 'ffi', '~> 1.11', '>= 1.11.1'
-gem 'rack', '~> 2.0.9'
+gem 'webpacker', '~> 4.x'
 
 gem 'httparty', '~> 0.17.0' # https://github.com/jnunemaker/httparty
 gem 'rack-attack', '~> 5.2' # for blocking ip addressses
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 9a41eed3..f146ba4e 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ GEM
     rack (2.0.9)
     rack-attack (5.4.2)
       rack (>= 1.0, < 3)
+    rack-proxy (0.6.5)
+      rack
     rack-ssl (1.4.1)
       rack
     rack-test (1.1.0)
@@ -426,6 +428,10 @@ GEM
       addressable (>= 2.3.6)
       crack (>= 0.3.2)
       hashdiff (>= 0.4.0, < 2.0.0)
+    webpacker (4.0.7)
+      activesupport (>= 4.2)
+      rack-proxy (>= 0.6.1)
+      railties (>= 4.2)
     websocket-driver (0.7.1)
       websocket-extensions (>= 0.1.0)
     websocket-extensions (0.1.4)
@@ -485,7 +491,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   puma_worker_killer (~> 0.1.1)
   qx!
   rabl (~> 0.14.1)
-  rack (~> 2.0.9)
   rack-attack (~> 5.2)
   rack-ssl (~> 1.4)
   rack-timeout (~> 0.5.1)
@@ -510,6 +515,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   traceroute (~> 0.8.0)
   uglifier (~> 4.1, >= 4.1.20)
   webmock (~> 3.6, >= 3.6.2)
+  webpacker (~> 4.x)
   wisper (~> 2.0)
   wisper-activejob (~> 1.0.0)
   wisper-rspec (~> 1.1.0)