diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 53eacedb9..93a92a89f 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -79,5 +79,8 @@ group :deployment do
   gem 'dlss-capistrano'
 end
 
-gem 'honeybadger'
+# gem 'honeybadger', '~> 4.2'
+# See https://github.com/honeybadger-io/honeybadger-ruby/issues/369
+gem 'honeybadger', github: 'honeybadger-io/honeybadger-ruby', branch: 'avoid-ar-connections'
+
 gem 'rsolr', '~> 2.2'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 32107d20c..6f3091ab6 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+GIT
+  remote: https://github.com/honeybadger-io/honeybadger-ruby.git
+  revision: 6e1b826891b9a50f089ffa0d6018cdf269050c2b
+  branch: avoid-ar-connections
+  specs:
+    honeybadger (4.7.1)
+
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
@@ -281,7 +288,6 @@ GEM
       temple (>= 0.8.0)
       tilt
     hashdiff (1.0.1)
-    honeybadger (4.7.1)
     hooks (0.4.1)
       uber (~> 0.0.14)
     htmlentities (4.3.4)
@@ -600,7 +606,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   dynamic_form
   equivalent-xml
   factory_bot_rails
-  honeybadger
+  honeybadger!
   iso-639 (~> 0.2.10)
   jquery-rails
   launchy