diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cdb8192..32a994f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "events": "1.1.0",
     "firebase": "2.4.2",
+    "firetruck.js": "^0.1.1",
     "history": "2.0.1",
     "react": "15.0.1",
     "react-dom": "15.0.1",
diff --git a/src/services/HNService.js b/src/services/HNService.js
index 6b9b626..c8e7124 100644
--- a/src/services/HNService.js
+++ b/src/services/HNService.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-var Firebase = require('firebase')
+var Firetruck = require('firetruck.js')
 
-var api = new Firebase('https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0')
+var api = new Firetruck('https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0')
+api.restore()
 
 function fetchItem(id, cb) {
   itemRef(id).once('value', function(snapshot) {