diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d289004..fbb0a2a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 *.swp
 *.swo
 *.gem
+Gemfile.lock
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..851fabc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+source 'https://rubygems.org'
+gemspec
diff --git a/haste.gemspec b/haste.gemspec
index 479f791..79c5bca 100644
--- a/haste.gemspec
+++ b/haste.gemspec
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ spec = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.author = 'John Crepezzi'
   s.add_development_dependency('rspec')
   s.add_dependency('json')
+  s.add_dependency('rest-client')
   s.description = 'CLI Haste Client'
   s.email = 'john.crepezzi@gmail.com'
   s.executables = 'haste'
diff --git a/lib/haste.rb b/lib/haste.rb
index 229e88a..56f4aa8 100644
--- a/lib/haste.rb
+++ b/lib/haste.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+require 'bundler/setup'
 require 'json'
-require 'net/http'
-require 'net/https'
 require 'uri'
+require 'rest-client'
 
 module Haste
 
@@ -25,28 +25,21 @@ module Haste
 
     # Upload the and output the URL we get back
     def start
-      uri = URI.parse server
-      http = Net::HTTP.new uri.host, uri.port
-      if uri.scheme =~ /^https/
-        http.use_ssl = true
-        http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
-      end
-      response = http.post '/documents', @input
-      if response.is_a?(Net::HTTPOK)
-        data = JSON.parse(response.body)
-        method = STDOUT.tty? ? :puts : :print
-        STDOUT.send method, "#{server}/#{data['key']}"
-      else
-        abort "failure uploading: #{response.code}"
-      end
+      raw_data = RestClient.post "#{server}/documents", @input
+      data = JSON.parse(raw_data)
+      key = data['key']
+      STDOUT.send (STDOUT.tty? ? :puts : :print), "#{server}/#{key}"
     rescue JSON::ParserError => e
       abort "failure parsing response: #{e.message}"
+    rescue RestClient::Exception => e
+      abort "failure uploading: #{e.message}"
     rescue Errno::ECONNREFUSED => e
       abort "failure connecting: #{e.message}"
     end
 
     private
 
+    # Get the server address used
     def server
       return @server if @server
       @server = (ENV['HASTE_SERVER'] || Haste::DEFAULT_URL).dup