diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 107a12ab..b53aacd1 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org' do
   gem 'compass-rails'
   gem 'strong_parameters'
   gem 'postgres_ext'
+  gem 'robust_params_parser'
 # ElasticSearch client
   gem 'tire'
 # /DROP BEFORE RAILS 4
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 83e85658..eedb1e9d 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     config.rakismet.url = ENV['AKISMET_URL']
 
     config.exceptions_app = self.routes
+
+    # DROP BEFORE RAILS 4
+    config.middleware.swap ActionDispatch::ParamsParser, ::RobustParamsParser, {}
   end
 end