diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 1c386aad..fbadc69f 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ gem 'rails', '3.2.17'
 # Bundle edge Rails instead:
 # gem 'rails', :git => 'git://github.com/rails/rails.git'
 
-gem 'watir'
-gem 'phantomjs'
+#gem 'watir'
+#gem 'phantomjs'
 
 gem 'devise'
 gem 'redis', '2.2.2'
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.js b/app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.js
index 2e80877a..c7b6e3e6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.js
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ Metamaps.Realtime = {
         var mapperm = Metamaps.Active.Map && Metamaps.Active.Map.authorizeToEdit(Metamaps.Active.Mapper);
 
         if (mapperm) {
-            self.socket = io.connect('http://gentle-savannah-1303.herokuapp.com'); 
+            self.socket = io.connect('http://localhost:5001'); 
             self.socket.on('connect', function () {
                 console.log('socket connected');
                 self.setupSocket();