diff --git a/fog.gemspec b/fog.gemspec
index a90fb5da4..24330d9b7 100644
--- a/fog.gemspec
+++ b/fog.gemspec
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_dependency('builder')
   s.add_dependency('excon', '~>0.6.4')
   s.add_dependency('formatador', '~>0.1.5')
-  s.add_dependency('json')
+  s.add_dependency('multi_json', '~> 1.0')
   s.add_dependency('mime-types')
   s.add_dependency('net-scp', '~>1.0.4')
   s.add_dependency('net-ssh', '~>2.1.4')
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/cloud_formation.rb b/lib/fog/aws/cloud_formation.rb
index d8bf6ad00..091f94abc 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/cloud_formation.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/cloud_formation.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module Fog
         # * CloudFormation object with connection to AWS.
         def initialize(options={})
           require 'fog/core/parser'
-          require 'json'
+          require 'multi_json'
 
           @aws_access_key_id      = options[:aws_access_key_id]
           @aws_secret_access_key  = options[:aws_secret_access_key]
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/iam.rb b/lib/fog/aws/iam.rb
index b3555f243..3d1b91a72 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/iam.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/iam.rb
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ module Fog
         # * IAM object with connection to AWS.
         def initialize(options={})
           require 'fog/core/parser'
-          require 'json'
+          require 'multi_json'
 
           @aws_access_key_id      = options[:aws_access_key_id]
           @aws_secret_access_key  = options[:aws_secret_access_key]
diff --git a/lib/fog/cdn/rackspace.rb b/lib/fog/cdn/rackspace.rb
index 1d6197422..04a393d47 100644
--- a/lib/fog/cdn/rackspace.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/cdn/rackspace.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module Fog
       class Real
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'json'
+          require 'multi_json'
           credentials = Fog::Rackspace.authenticate(options)
           @auth_token = credentials['X-Auth-Token']
           @enabled = false
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ module Fog
             end
           end
           if !response.body.empty? && parse_json && response.headers['Content-Type'] =~ %r{application/json}
-            response.body = JSON.parse(response.body)
+            response.body = ::MultiJson.decode(response.body)
           end
           response
         end
diff --git a/lib/fog/compute/bluebox.rb b/lib/fog/compute/bluebox.rb
index 42e423d94..c13ffc4f3 100644
--- a/lib/fog/compute/bluebox.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/compute/bluebox.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module Fog
       class Real
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'json'
+          require 'multi_json'
           @bluebox_api_key      = options[:bluebox_api_key]
           @bluebox_customer_id  = options[:bluebox_customer_id]
           @host   = options[:bluebox_host]    || "boxpanel.bluebox.net"
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ module Fog
             end
           end
           unless response.body.empty?
-            response.body = JSON.parse(response.body)
+            response.body = ::MultiJson.decode(response.body)
           end
           response
         end
diff --git a/lib/fog/compute/brightbox.rb b/lib/fog/compute/brightbox.rb
index d3f6084e9..b36b348ea 100644
--- a/lib/fog/compute/brightbox.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/compute/brightbox.rb
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ module Fog
       class Real
 
         def initialize(options)
-          require "json"
+          require 'multi_json'
           # Currently authentication and api endpoints are the same but may change
           @auth_url = options[:brightbox_auth_url] || Fog.credentials[:brightbox_auth_url] || API_URL
           @api_url = options[:brightbox_api_url] || Fog.credentials[:brightbox_api_url] || API_URL
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ module Fog
             response = authenticated_request(params)
           end
           unless response.body.empty?
-            response = JSON.parse(response.body)
+            response = ::MultiJson.decode(response.body)
           end
         end
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ module Fog
             :method   => 'POST',
             :body     => @authentication_body
           })
-          @oauth_token = JSON.parse(response.body)["access_token"]
+          @oauth_token = ::MultiJson.decode(response.body)["access_token"]
           return @oauth_token
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/fog/compute/go_grid.rb b/lib/fog/compute/go_grid.rb
index e3eb0a6fa..3601d0700 100644
--- a/lib/fog/compute/go_grid.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/compute/go_grid.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ module Fog
 
         def initialize(options={})
           require 'digest/md5'
-          require 'json'
+          require 'multi_json'
           @go_grid_api_key = options[:go_grid_api_key]
           @go_grid_shared_secret = options[:go_grid_shared_secret]
           @host   = options[:host]    || "api.gogrid.com"
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ module Fog
           end
 
           unless response.body.empty?
-            response.body = JSON.parse(response.body)
+            response.body = ::MultiJson.decode(response.body)
           end
 
           response
diff --git a/lib/fog/compute/linode.rb b/lib/fog/compute/linode.rb
index ef9ffc84f..f834596a2 100644
--- a/lib/fog/compute/linode.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/compute/linode.rb
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ module Fog
       class Real
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'json'
+          require 'multi_json'
           @linode_api_key = options[:linode_api_key]
           @host   = options[:host]    || "api.linode.com"
           @port   = options[:port]    || 443
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ module Fog
           response = @connection.request(params.merge!({:host => @host}))
 
           unless response.body.empty?
-            response.body = JSON.parse(response.body)
+            response.body = ::MultiJson.decode(response.body)
             if data = response.body['ERRORARRAY'].first
               error = case data['ERRORCODE']
               when 5
diff --git a/lib/fog/compute/models/aws/server.rb b/lib/fog/compute/models/aws/server.rb
index a931f8b44..b2ef5c1cc 100644
--- a/lib/fog/compute/models/aws/server.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/compute/models/aws/server.rb
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ module Fog
 
         def setup(credentials = {})
           requires :identity, :public_ip_address, :username
-          require 'json'
+          require 'multi_json'
 
           commands = [
             %{mkdir .ssh},
diff --git a/lib/fog/compute/ninefold.rb b/lib/fog/compute/ninefold.rb
index 3e321c43d..d7b89de64 100644
--- a/lib/fog/compute/ninefold.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/compute/ninefold.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ module Fog
       class Mock
 
         def initialize(options)
-          require "json"
+          require 'multi_json'
 
           @api_url = options[:ninefold_api_url] || Fog.credentials[:ninefold_api_url] || API_URL
           @ninefold_compute_key = options[:ninefold_compute_key] || Fog.credentials[:ninefold_compute_key]
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ module Fog
       class Real
 
         def initialize(options)
-          require "json"
+          require 'multi_json'
 
           @api_url = options[:ninefold_api_url] || Fog.credentials[:ninefold_api_url] || API_URL
           @ninefold_compute_key = options[:ninefold_compute_key] || Fog.credentials[:ninefold_compute_key]
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ module Fog
             # Because the response is some weird xml-json thing, we need to try and mung
             # the values out with a prefix, and if there is an empty data entry return an
             # empty version of the expected type (if provided)
-            response = JSON.parse(response.body)
+            response = ::MultiJson.decode(response.body)
             if options.has_key? :response_prefix
               keys = options[:response_prefix].split('/')
               keys.each do |k|
diff --git a/lib/fog/compute/rackspace.rb b/lib/fog/compute/rackspace.rb
index dede43ed4..11295a3a8 100644
--- a/lib/fog/compute/rackspace.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/compute/rackspace.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ module Fog
         end
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'json'
+          require 'multi_json'
           @rackspace_username = options[:rackspace_username]
         end
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ module Fog
       class Real
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'json'
+          require 'multi_json'
           @rackspace_api_key = options[:rackspace_api_key]
           @rackspace_username = options[:rackspace_username]
           @rackspace_auth_url = options[:rackspace_auth_url]
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ module Fog
             end
           end
           unless response.body.empty?
-            response.body = JSON.parse(response.body)
+            response.body = ::MultiJson.decode(response.body)
           end
           response
         end
diff --git a/lib/fog/compute/storm_on_demand.rb b/lib/fog/compute/storm_on_demand.rb
index 0c98e6f1f..cb88317cd 100644
--- a/lib/fog/compute/storm_on_demand.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/compute/storm_on_demand.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module Fog
       class Real
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'json'
+          require 'multi_json'
           uri = URI.parse(options[:storm_on_demand_auth_url] ||= API_URL)
           @host   = uri.host
           @path   = uri.path
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ module Fog
             end
           end
           unless response.body.empty?
-            response.body = JSON.parse(response.body)
+            response.body = ::MultiJson.decode(response.body)
           end
           if response.body.keys.include?('full_error')
             raise(Fog::Compute::StormOnDemand::Error, response.body.inspect)
diff --git a/lib/fog/core/collection.rb b/lib/fog/core/collection.rb
index 0af9d33e3..15d6f26e0 100644
--- a/lib/fog/core/collection.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/core/collection.rb
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ module Fog
     end
 
     def to_json(options = {})
-      require 'json'
+      require 'multi_json'
       self.map {|member| member.attributes}.to_json(options)
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/fog/core/model.rb b/lib/fog/core/model.rb
index c663e97c3..fd5531265 100644
--- a/lib/fog/core/model.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/core/model.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ module Fog
     end
 
     def to_json(options = {})
-      require 'json'
+      require 'multi_json'
       attributes.to_json(options)
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/fog/dns/dnsimple.rb b/lib/fog/dns/dnsimple.rb
index 3c536facf..c6fdd878c 100644
--- a/lib/fog/dns/dnsimple.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/dns/dnsimple.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module Fog
       class Real
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'json'
+          require 'multi_json'
 
           @dnsimple_email = options[:dnsimple_email]
           @dnsimple_password  = options[:dnsimple_password]
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module Fog
           response = @connection.request(params.merge!({:host => @host}))
 
           unless response.body.empty?
-            response.body = JSON.parse(response.body)
+            response.body = ::MultiJson.decode(response.body)
           end
           response
         end
diff --git a/lib/fog/dns/dnsmadeeasy.rb b/lib/fog/dns/dnsmadeeasy.rb
index e31e7752f..08ceb9c86 100644
--- a/lib/fog/dns/dnsmadeeasy.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/dns/dnsmadeeasy.rb
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ module Fog
         # * dns object with connection to aws.
         def initialize(options={})
           require 'fog/core/parser'
-          require 'json'
+          require 'multi_json'
 
           @dnsmadeeasy_api_key = options[:dnsmadeeasy_api_key]
           @dnsmadeeasy_secret_key = options[:dnsmadeeasy_secret_key]
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ module Fog
           end
 
           unless response.body.empty?
-            response.body = JSON.parse(response.body)
+            response.body = ::MultiJson.decode(response.body)
           end
 
           response
diff --git a/lib/fog/dns/linode.rb b/lib/fog/dns/linode.rb
index 48f5c1ade..25e1cce82 100644
--- a/lib/fog/dns/linode.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/dns/linode.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module Fog
       class Real
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'json'
+          require 'multi_json'
           @linode_api_key = options[:linode_api_key]
           @host   = options[:host]    || "api.linode.com"
           @port   = options[:port]    || 443
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ module Fog
           response = @connection.request(params.merge!({:host => @host}))
 
           unless response.body.empty?
-            response.body = JSON.parse(response.body)
+            response.body = ::MultiJson.decode(response.body)
             if data = response.body['ERRORARRAY'].first
               error = case data['ERRORCODE']
               when 5
diff --git a/lib/fog/storage/rackspace.rb b/lib/fog/storage/rackspace.rb
index 49203b6b5..b77c90986 100644
--- a/lib/fog/storage/rackspace.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/storage/rackspace.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ module Fog
 
         def initialize(options={})
           require 'mime/types'
-          require 'json'
+          require 'multi_json'
           @rackspace_api_key = options[:rackspace_api_key]
           @rackspace_username = options[:rackspace_username]
           @rackspace_cdn_ssl = options[:rackspace_cdn_ssl]
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ module Fog
             end
           end
           if !response.body.empty? && parse_json && response.headers['Content-Type'] =~ %r{application/json}
-            response.body = JSON.parse(response.body)
+            response.body = ::MultiJson.decode(response.body)
           end
           response
         end
diff --git a/lib/fog/storage/requests/aws/get_bucket_policy.rb b/lib/fog/storage/requests/aws/get_bucket_policy.rb
index 77d75d55d..f0d2e32ad 100644
--- a/lib/fog/storage/requests/aws/get_bucket_policy.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/storage/requests/aws/get_bucket_policy.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module Fog
             :method     => 'GET',
             :query      => {'policy' => nil}
           })
-          response.body = JSON.parse(response.body) unless response.body.nil?
+          response.body = ::MultiJson.decode(response.body) unless response.body.nil?
         end
 
       end