diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d362acef6..e8cba66df 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "colors": ">= 0.5.x",
     "optimist": ">= 0.1.x",
-    "request": ">= 1.9.x",
-    "vows": ">= 0.5.x"
+    "request": ">= 1.9.x"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "vows": ">= 0.5.x",
+    "socket.io": ">= 0.6.x"
   },
   "main": "./lib/node-http-proxy",
   "bin": { "node-http-proxy": "./bin/node-http-proxy" },
   "scripts": { "test": "vows test/*-test.js --spec" },
   "engines": { "node": "= 0.4.7" }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}