diff --git a/CHANGELOG.markdown b/CHANGELOG.markdown
index 138b16a5..04f0deca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.markdown
+++ b/CHANGELOG.markdown
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 ## v2.2.3
 
  * [Fix #90][i90] — Fix error loading server list after adding a malformed server DSN (PHP backend).
+ * [Fix #81][i81] — Suppress dependency version warnings if for (really) old versions of rubygems.
  * Fix various compile errors and edge cases.
  * Bump Bootstrap and Mousetrap library versions.
 
 [i90]: https://github.com/bobthecow/genghis/issues/90
+[i81]: https://github.com/bobthecow/genghis/issues/81
 
 
 ## v2.2.2
diff --git a/genghis.rb b/genghis.rb
index 2f9f7330..8e4a8a52 100755
--- a/genghis.rb
+++ b/genghis.rb
@@ -692,27 +692,6 @@ def thunk_mongo_id(id)
 
     def server_status_alerts
       alerts = []
-      unless defined? ::BSON::BSON_C
-        require 'rubygems'
-
-        Gem.refresh
-
-        installed = Gem::Specification.find_all { |s| s.name == 'mongo' }.map { |s| s.version }.sort.last
-        if Gem::Specification.find_all { |s| s.name == 'bson_ext' && s.version == installed }.empty?
-          msg = <<-MSG.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
-            <h4>MongoDB driver C extension not found.</h4>
-            Install this extension for better performance: <code>gem install bson_ext -v #{installed}</code>
-          MSG
-          alerts << {:level => 'warning', :msg => msg}
-        else
-          msg = <<-MSG.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
-            <h4>Restart required</h4>
-            You have recently installed the <tt>bson_ext</tt> extension.
-            Run <code>genghisapp&nbsp;--kill</code> then restart <code>genghisapp</code> to use it.
-          MSG
-          alerts << {:level => 'info', :msg => msg}
-        end
-      end
 
       unless defined? ::JSON::Ext
         msg = <<-MSG.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
@@ -722,39 +701,66 @@ def server_status_alerts
         alerts << {:level => 'warning', :msg => msg}
       end
 
-      unless ENV['GENGHIS_NO_UPDATE_CHECK']
-        require 'open-uri'
-        require 'rubygems'
+      # It would be awesome if we didn't have to resort to this :)
+      if Gem::Specification.respond_to? :find_all
 
-        Gem.refresh
+        unless defined? ::BSON::BSON_C
+          require 'rubygems'
 
-        latest    = nil
-        installed = Gem::Specification.find_all { |s| s.name == 'genghisapp' }.map { |s| s.version }.sort.last
-        running   = Gem::Version.new(Genghis::VERSION.gsub(/[\+_-]/, '.'))
+          Gem.refresh
 
-        begin
-          open('https://raw.github.com/bobthecow/genghis/master/VERSION') do |f|
-            latest = Gem::Version.new(f.read.gsub(/[\+_-]/, '.'))
+          installed = Gem::Specification.find_all { |s| s.name == 'mongo' }.map { |s| s.version }.sort.last
+          if Gem::Specification.find_all { |s| s.name == 'bson_ext' && s.version == installed }.empty?
+            msg = <<-MSG.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
+              <h4>MongoDB driver C extension not found.</h4>
+              Install this extension for better performance: <code>gem install bson_ext -v #{installed}</code>
+            MSG
+            alerts << {:level => 'warning', :msg => msg}
+          else
+            msg = <<-MSG.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
+              <h4>Restart required</h4>
+              You have recently installed the <tt>bson_ext</tt> extension.
+              Run <code>genghisapp&nbsp;--kill</code> then restart <code>genghisapp</code> to use it.
+            MSG
+            alerts << {:level => 'info', :msg => msg}
           end
-        rescue
-          # do nothing...
         end
 
-        if latest && (installed || running) < latest
-          msg = <<-MSG.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
-            <h4>A Genghis update is available</h4>
-            You are running Genghis version <tt>#{Genghis::VERSION}</tt>. The current version is <tt>#{latest}</tt>.
-            Visit <a href="http://genghisapp.com">genghisapp.com</a> for more information.
-          MSG
-          alerts << {:level => 'warning', :msg => msg}
-        elsif installed && running < installed
-          msg = <<-MSG.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
-            <h4>Restart required</h4>
-            You have installed Genghis version <tt>#{installed}</tt> but are still running <tt>#{Genghis::VERSION}</tt>.
-            Run <code>genghisapp&nbsp;--kill</code> then restart <code>genghisapp</code>.
-          MSG
-          alerts << {:level => 'info', :msg => msg}
+        unless ENV['GENGHIS_NO_UPDATE_CHECK']
+          require 'open-uri'
+          require 'rubygems'
+
+          Gem.refresh
+
+          latest    = nil
+          installed = Gem::Specification.find_all { |s| s.name == 'genghisapp' }.map { |s| s.version }.sort.last
+          running   = Gem::Version.new(Genghis::VERSION.gsub(/[\+_-]/, '.'))
+
+          begin
+            open('https://raw.github.com/bobthecow/genghis/master/VERSION') do |f|
+              latest = Gem::Version.new(f.read.gsub(/[\+_-]/, '.'))
+            end
+          rescue
+            # do nothing...
+          end
+
+          if latest && (installed || running) < latest
+            msg = <<-MSG.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
+              <h4>A Genghis update is available</h4>
+              You are running Genghis version <tt>#{Genghis::VERSION}</tt>. The current version is <tt>#{latest}</tt>.
+              Visit <a href="http://genghisapp.com">genghisapp.com</a> for more information.
+            MSG
+            alerts << {:level => 'warning', :msg => msg}
+          elsif installed && running < installed
+            msg = <<-MSG.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
+              <h4>Restart required</h4>
+              You have installed Genghis version <tt>#{installed}</tt> but are still running <tt>#{Genghis::VERSION}</tt>.
+              Run <code>genghisapp&nbsp;--kill</code> then restart <code>genghisapp</code>.
+            MSG
+            alerts << {:level => 'info', :msg => msg}
+          end
         end
+
       end
 
       alerts
diff --git a/src/rb/genghis/helpers.rb b/src/rb/genghis/helpers.rb
index 6da98896..3da8b96d 100644
--- a/src/rb/genghis/helpers.rb
+++ b/src/rb/genghis/helpers.rb
@@ -40,27 +40,6 @@ def thunk_mongo_id(id)
 
     def server_status_alerts
       alerts = []
-      unless defined? ::BSON::BSON_C
-        require 'rubygems'
-
-        Gem.refresh
-
-        installed = Gem::Specification.find_all { |s| s.name == 'mongo' }.map { |s| s.version }.sort.last
-        if Gem::Specification.find_all { |s| s.name == 'bson_ext' && s.version == installed }.empty?
-          msg = <<-MSG.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
-            <h4>MongoDB driver C extension not found.</h4>
-            Install this extension for better performance: <code>gem install bson_ext -v #{installed}</code>
-          MSG
-          alerts << {:level => 'warning', :msg => msg}
-        else
-          msg = <<-MSG.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
-            <h4>Restart required</h4>
-            You have recently installed the <tt>bson_ext</tt> extension.
-            Run <code>genghisapp&nbsp;--kill</code> then restart <code>genghisapp</code> to use it.
-          MSG
-          alerts << {:level => 'info', :msg => msg}
-        end
-      end
 
       unless defined? ::JSON::Ext
         msg = <<-MSG.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
@@ -70,39 +49,66 @@ def server_status_alerts
         alerts << {:level => 'warning', :msg => msg}
       end
 
-      unless ENV['GENGHIS_NO_UPDATE_CHECK']
-        require 'open-uri'
-        require 'rubygems'
+      # It would be awesome if we didn't have to resort to this :)
+      if Gem::Specification.respond_to? :find_all
+
+        unless defined? ::BSON::BSON_C
+          require 'rubygems'
+
+          Gem.refresh
+
+          installed = Gem::Specification.find_all { |s| s.name == 'mongo' }.map { |s| s.version }.sort.last
+          if Gem::Specification.find_all { |s| s.name == 'bson_ext' && s.version == installed }.empty?
+            msg = <<-MSG.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
+              <h4>MongoDB driver C extension not found.</h4>
+              Install this extension for better performance: <code>gem install bson_ext -v #{installed}</code>
+            MSG
+            alerts << {:level => 'warning', :msg => msg}
+          else
+            msg = <<-MSG.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
+              <h4>Restart required</h4>
+              You have recently installed the <tt>bson_ext</tt> extension.
+              Run <code>genghisapp&nbsp;--kill</code> then restart <code>genghisapp</code> to use it.
+            MSG
+            alerts << {:level => 'info', :msg => msg}
+          end
+        end
+
+        unless ENV['GENGHIS_NO_UPDATE_CHECK']
+          require 'open-uri'
+          require 'rubygems'
 
-        Gem.refresh
+          Gem.refresh
 
-        latest    = nil
-        installed = Gem::Specification.find_all { |s| s.name == 'genghisapp' }.map { |s| s.version }.sort.last
-        running   = Gem::Version.new(Genghis::VERSION.gsub(/[\+_-]/, '.'))
+          latest    = nil
+          installed = Gem::Specification.find_all { |s| s.name == 'genghisapp' }.map { |s| s.version }.sort.last
+          running   = Gem::Version.new(Genghis::VERSION.gsub(/[\+_-]/, '.'))
 
-        begin
-          open('https://raw.github.com/bobthecow/genghis/master/VERSION') do |f|
-            latest = Gem::Version.new(f.read.gsub(/[\+_-]/, '.'))
+          begin
+            open('https://raw.github.com/bobthecow/genghis/master/VERSION') do |f|
+              latest = Gem::Version.new(f.read.gsub(/[\+_-]/, '.'))
+            end
+          rescue
+            # do nothing...
           end
-        rescue
-          # do nothing...
-        end
 
-        if latest && (installed || running) < latest
-          msg = <<-MSG.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
-            <h4>A Genghis update is available</h4>
-            You are running Genghis version <tt>#{Genghis::VERSION}</tt>. The current version is <tt>#{latest}</tt>.
-            Visit <a href="http://genghisapp.com">genghisapp.com</a> for more information.
-          MSG
-          alerts << {:level => 'warning', :msg => msg}
-        elsif installed && running < installed
-          msg = <<-MSG.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
-            <h4>Restart required</h4>
-            You have installed Genghis version <tt>#{installed}</tt> but are still running <tt>#{Genghis::VERSION}</tt>.
-            Run <code>genghisapp&nbsp;--kill</code> then restart <code>genghisapp</code>.
-          MSG
-          alerts << {:level => 'info', :msg => msg}
+          if latest && (installed || running) < latest
+            msg = <<-MSG.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
+              <h4>A Genghis update is available</h4>
+              You are running Genghis version <tt>#{Genghis::VERSION}</tt>. The current version is <tt>#{latest}</tt>.
+              Visit <a href="http://genghisapp.com">genghisapp.com</a> for more information.
+            MSG
+            alerts << {:level => 'warning', :msg => msg}
+          elsif installed && running < installed
+            msg = <<-MSG.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
+              <h4>Restart required</h4>
+              You have installed Genghis version <tt>#{installed}</tt> but are still running <tt>#{Genghis::VERSION}</tt>.
+              Run <code>genghisapp&nbsp;--kill</code> then restart <code>genghisapp</code>.
+            MSG
+            alerts << {:level => 'info', :msg => msg}
+          end
         end
+
       end
 
       alerts