diff --git a/lib/travis/api/app.rb b/lib/travis/api/app.rb
index b89a1686..b64e99c5 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/app.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/app.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require 'rack'
 require 'rack/protection'
 require 'active_record'
 require 'redis'
+require 'gh'
 
 # Rack class implementing the HTTP API.
 # Instances respond to #call.