diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index b681721c0..d6803acfa 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ gem 'addressable'
 gem 'recaptcha', require: "recaptcha/rails"
 gem 'webpacker', '>= 4.0.x'
 gem 'sidekiq', '~> 7.0'
-gem 'marcel'
+gem 'marcel', :git => "https://github.com/alexandergitter/marcel.git", branch: "fix-av1-webm"
 # bookmarks for later, if they are needed
 # gem 'sidekiq-worker-killer'
 gem 'sidekiq-unique-jobs'