diff --git a/dashing.gemspec b/dashing.gemspec
index 5e74d5eb..2afcffa1 100644
--- a/dashing.gemspec
+++ b/dashing.gemspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_dependency('sinatra')
   s.add_dependency('sinatra-contrib')
   s.add_dependency('thin')
-  s.add_dependency('rufus-scheduler', '~> 2.0')
+  s.add_dependency('rufus-scheduler', '>=3.0.0')
   s.add_dependency('thor')
   s.add_dependency('sprockets')
   s.add_dependency('rack')
diff --git a/lib/dashing.rb b/lib/dashing.rb
index 2c3a8108..934d95cd 100644
--- a/lib/dashing.rb
+++ b/lib/dashing.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 require 'json'
 require 'yaml'
 
-SCHEDULER = Rufus::Scheduler.start_new
+SCHEDULER = Rufus::Scheduler.new
 
 set :root, Dir.pwd