diff --git a/railsapp/Gemfile b/railsapp/Gemfile
index b84f933..6b3cd33 100644
--- a/railsapp/Gemfile
+++ b/railsapp/Gemfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ gem 'rails', '~> 5.0.0'
 # Use mysql as the database for Active Record
 gem 'mysql2', '>= 0.3.18', '< 0.5'
 # Use Puma as the app server
-gem 'puma', '~> 3.0'
+gem 'puma', '~> 4.3'
 # Use SCSS for stylesheets
 gem 'sass-rails', '~> 5.0'
 # Use Uglifier as compressor for JavaScript assets
diff --git a/railsapp/Gemfile.lock b/railsapp/Gemfile.lock
index 26c55fd..99d6b58 100644
--- a/railsapp/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/railsapp/Gemfile.lock
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ GEM
     nio4r (2.1.0)
     nokogiri (1.8.0)
       mini_portile2 (~> 2.2.0)
-    puma (3.10.0)
+    puma (4.3.12)
+      nio4r (~> 2.0)
     rack (2.0.3)
     rack-test (0.6.3)
       rack (>= 1.0)
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   jquery-rails
   listen (~> 3.0.5)
   mysql2 (>= 0.3.18, < 0.5)
-  puma (~> 3.0)
+  puma (~> 4.3)
   rails (~> 5.0.0)
   sass-rails (~> 5.0)
   spring