diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cf4e9c6..95f271b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 pkg/
 Gemfile.lock
 vendor/
-spec/fixtures/manifests/site.pp
-spec/fixtures/modules/*
+spec/fixtures/
 .vagrant/
 .bundle/
 coverage/
 log/
 .idea/
 *.iml
-tmp/
+!spec/fixtures/
+spec/fixtures/manifests/site.pp
+spec/fixtures/modules/*
diff --git a/.sync.yml b/.sync.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..431b9d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.sync.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+.gitignore:
+  paths:
+    - '!spec/fixtures/'
+    - 'spec/fixtures/manifests/site.pp'
+    - 'spec/fixtures/modules/*'
+
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index e490bc9..9b5b214 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ group :development, :unit_tests do
   gem 'json',                      :require => false
   gem 'metadata-json-lint',        :require => false
   gem 'puppet_facts',              :require => false
-  gem 'puppet-blacksmith',         :require => false
   gem 'puppetlabs_spec_helper',    :require => false
   gem 'rspec-puppet', '>= 2.3.2',  :require => false
   gem 'simplecov',                 :require => false
+  gem 'puppet-blacksmith',         :require => false
+  gem 'rest-client', '~> 1.8.0',   :require => false
 end
 group :system_tests do
   gem 'beaker-rspec',                  *location_for(ENV['BEAKER_RSPEC_VERSION'] || '>= 3.4')