diff --git a/lib/tinder/connection.rb b/lib/tinder/connection.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/tinder/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/tinder/connection.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'uri'
 require 'faraday'
 
 module Tinder
requires uri library to avoid error (NameError: uninitialized constant Tinder::Connection::URI)