diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a568bac..65a8f8a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "dirty-chai": "^1.2.2",
     "eslint": "^2.13.1",
     "eslint-config-loopback": "^4.0.0",
-    "loopback": "^3.0.0",
+    "loopback": "^2.36.0",
     "mocha": "^2.5.3",
     "supertest": "^1.2.0"
   }