diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 0edb747cf5..dec770b479 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -62,7 +62,17 @@ group :default do
   # https://github.com/JamesGlover/sequencescape/tree/depfu/update/jsonapi-resources-0.9.5
   # but not only is there a failing test, but performance was tanking in a few places
   # due to not correctly eager loading dependencies on nested resources.
-  gem 'jsonapi-resources', '0.9.0'
+
+  # Versions above 0.9.0 are incompatible and it is too much work to upgrade at
+  # this time. Implementing new patches for updates is not a long term solution
+  # as the internals keep changing. However, version 0.9.0 is blocking us from
+  # updating rails to version 6.1 . The following steps show the process for an
+  # alternative solution:
+  # - Fork jsonpi-resources repository
+  # - Create a branch off version 0.9.0
+  # - Remove the ActionController::ForceSSL module
+  # - Load the gem from the branch
+  gem 'jsonapi-resources', github: 'sanger/jsonapi-resources', branch: 'develop'
 
   # Wraps bunny with connection pooling ad consumer process handling
   gem 'sanger_warren'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 20ac60957e..c524fbabcf 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ GIT
       activemodel
       activerecord (>= 4.0.0)
 
+GIT
+  remote: https://github.com/sanger/jsonapi-resources.git
+  revision: be2fb43f5f8da2e632fb5f48200928b2dd3d8bf9
+  branch: develop
+  specs:
+    jsonapi-resources (0.9.0)
+      activerecord (>= 4.1)
+      concurrent-ruby
+      railties (>= 4.1)
+
 GIT
   remote: https://github.com/sanger/record_loader
   revision: 9e7481f4d2342f042ab13465962e5d6689863198
@@ -227,10 +237,6 @@ GEM
       mini_magick (>= 4.9.5, < 5)
       ruby-vips (>= 2.0.17, < 3)
     json (2.6.3)
-    jsonapi-resources (0.9.0)
-      activerecord (>= 4.1)
-      concurrent-ruby
-      railties (>= 4.1)
     jsonapi-resources-matchers (1.0.0)
       jsonapi-resources (>= 0.9.0)
     knapsack_pro (5.7.0)
@@ -555,7 +561,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   flipper-ui (~> 0.25.0)
   formtastic
   json
-  jsonapi-resources (= 0.9.0)
+  jsonapi-resources!
   jsonapi-resources-matchers
   knapsack_pro
   launchy