diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 2738056d6..db17f0678 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ group :development, :test do
   gem 'rubocop', '~> 0.26.1'
   gem 'guard-rubocop', '~> 1.1.0'
 
-  # for quick debugging
-  gem 'web-console', '~> 2.0.0.beta4'
+  # for improved errors
+  gem 'better_errors', '~> 2.0.0'
+  gem 'binding_of_caller', '~> 0.7.2'
 
   # for finding dead routes and unused actions
   gem 'traceroute', '~> 0.4.0'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index c3132945d..2af4db115 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ GEM
       ice_nine (~> 0.11.0)
       thread_safe (~> 0.3, >= 0.3.1)
     bcrypt (3.1.7)
+    better_errors (2.0.0)
+      coderay (>= 1.0.0)
+      erubis (>= 2.6.6)
+      rack (>= 0.9.0)
     binding_of_caller (0.7.3.pre1)
       debug_inspector (>= 0.0.1)
     bootstrap-sass (3.2.0.2)
@@ -352,11 +356,6 @@ GEM
       equalizer (~> 0.0, >= 0.0.9)
     warden (1.2.3)
       rack (>= 1.0)
-    web-console (2.0.0.beta4)
-      activemodel (~> 4.0)
-      binding_of_caller (= 0.7.3.pre1)
-      railties (~> 4.0)
-      sprockets-rails (>= 2.0, < 4.0)
     websocket-driver (0.3.5)
     whenever (0.9.4)
       chronic (>= 0.6.3)
@@ -368,6 +367,8 @@ PLATFORMS
 
 DEPENDENCIES
   activerecord-import (~> 0.6.0)
+  better_errors (~> 2.0.0)
+  binding_of_caller (~> 0.7.2)
   bootstrap-sass (~> 3.2.0.1)
   brakeman (~> 2.6.2)
   bullet (~> 4.14.0)
@@ -419,5 +420,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   uglifier (>= 1.3.0)
   unicorn
   uuidtools (~> 2.1.4)
-  web-console (~> 2.0.0.beta4)
   whenever (~> 0.9.4)