diff --git a/rest-client.gemspec b/rest-client.gemspec
index cd2a975..84bf2ba 100644
--- a/rest-client.gemspec
+++ b/rest-client.gemspec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.homepage = 'https://github.com/rest-client/rest-client'
   s.summary = 'Simple HTTP and REST client for Ruby, inspired by microframework syntax for specifying actions.'
 
-  s.add_development_dependency('webmock', '~> 1.4')
+  s.add_development_dependency('webmock', '~> 2.0')
   s.add_development_dependency('rspec', '~> 2.99')
   s.add_development_dependency('pry', '~> 0')
   s.add_development_dependency('pry-doc', '~> 0')
diff --git a/spec/unit/response_spec.rb b/spec/unit/response_spec.rb
index c229769..be88cbd 100644
--- a/spec/unit/response_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/response_spec.rb
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ describe RestClient::Response, :include_helpers do
     end
 
     it "follows a redirection and keep the parameters" do
-      stub_request(:get, 'http://foo:bar@some/resource').with(:headers => {'Accept' => 'application/json'}).to_return(:body => '', :status => 301, :headers => {'Location' => 'http://new/resource'})
-      stub_request(:get, 'http://foo:bar@new/resource').with(:headers => {'Accept' => 'application/json'}).to_return(:body => 'Foo')
+      stub_request(:get, 'http://some/resource').with(:headers => {'Accept' => 'application/json'}, :basic_auth => ['foo', 'bar']).to_return(:body => '', :status => 301, :headers => {'Location' => 'http://new/resource'})
+      stub_request(:get, 'http://new/resource').with(:headers => {'Accept' => 'application/json'}, :basic_auth => ['foo', 'bar']).to_return(:body => 'Foo')
       RestClient::Request.execute(:url => 'http://some/resource', :method => :get, :user => 'foo', :password => 'bar', :headers => {:accept => :json}).body.should eq 'Foo'
     end