diff --git a/desktop/project.clj b/desktop/project.clj
index c0ffc6bc..4c72d838 100644
--- a/desktop/project.clj
+++ b/desktop/project.clj
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
                  [com.badlogicgames.gdx/gdx-platform "1.5.0"
                   :classifier "natives-desktop"]
                  [org.clojure/clojure "1.6.0"]
+                 [org.clojure/tools.nrepl "0.2.7"]
                  [play-clj "0.4.2"]
                  [org.clojure/data.priority-map "0.0.5"]
                  [org.clojure/core.async "0.1.338.0-5c5012-alpha"]]