diff --git a/json_api_client.gemspec b/json_api_client.gemspec
index 30e962f..a52e190 100644
--- a/json_api_client.gemspec
+++ b/json_api_client.gemspec
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.add_development_dependency "webmock", '~> 3.5.1'
   s.add_development_dependency "mocha"
+  s.add_development_dependency "pry"
 
   s.license = "MIT"
 
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index dac3d5c..5f7b644 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 require 'webmock/minitest'
 require 'mocha/minitest'
 require 'pp'
+require 'pry'
 
 # shim for ActiveSupport 4.0.x requiring minitest 4.2
 unless defined?(Minitest::Test)