diff --git a/bikeshop_project/bikeshop/settings/base.py b/bikeshop_project/bikeshop/settings/base.py
index 9982cf9..8d9c7ac 100644
--- a/bikeshop_project/bikeshop/settings/base.py
+++ b/bikeshop_project/bikeshop/settings/base.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'haystack',
     'webpack_loader',
     'compressor',
+    'rest_framework',
 
     'registration',
     'core',
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 65f86f8..9e31ed2 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ django-libsass==0.6
 django_compressor==2.0
 python-dateutil==2.5.3
 whoosh==2.7.4
-git+git://github.com/django-haystack/django-haystack.git
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+git+git://github.com/django-haystack/django-haystack.git
+djangorestframework
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