diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 23bca12af..03543a590 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PATH
       formatador (>= 0.0.16)
       json
       mime-types
-      named-parameters (= 0.0.14)
+      named-parameters (>= 0.0.16)
       net-ssh (>= 2.0.23)
       nokogiri (>= 1.4.4)
       ruby-hmac
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ GEM
       formatador (>= 0.0.12)
     json (1.4.6)
     mime-types (1.16)
-    named-parameters (0.0.14)
+    named-parameters (0.0.16)
     net-ssh (2.0.23)
     nokogiri (1.4.4)
     rake (0.8.7)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   formatador (>= 0.0.16)
   json
   mime-types
-  named-parameters (= 0.0.14)
+  named-parameters (>= 0.0.16)
   net-ssh (>= 2.0.23)
   nokogiri (>= 1.4.4)
   rake
diff --git a/fog.gemspec b/fog.gemspec
index eb1dd306e..4971b41fb 100644
--- a/fog.gemspec
+++ b/fog.gemspec
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_dependency('formatador', '>=0.0.16')
   s.add_dependency('json')
   s.add_dependency('mime-types')
-  s.add_dependency('named-parameters', '=0.0.14')
+  s.add_dependency('named-parameters', '>=0.0.16')
   s.add_dependency('net-ssh', '>=2.0.23')
   s.add_dependency('nokogiri', '>=1.4.4')
   s.add_dependency('ruby-hmac')
diff --git a/lib/fog.rb b/lib/fog.rb
index c28697d3a..0ae80d475 100644
--- a/lib/fog.rb
+++ b/lib/fog.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ require 'base64'
 require 'cgi'
 require 'excon'
 require 'formatador'
-require 'named-parameters'
 require 'time'
+require 'named-parameters'
 
 __DIR__ = File.dirname(__FILE__)