diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e7df40e..e950f37 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "chai": "^3.2.0",
     "eslint": "^2.8.0",
     "eslint-config-loopback": "^2.0.0",
-    "loopback": "^3.0.0",
+    "loopback": "^2.36.0",
     "mocha": "^2.2.5",
     "supertest": "^1.0.1"
   },