diff --git a/lib/app/index.js b/lib/app/index.js
index 6874e39e53..e123c51de0 100644
--- a/lib/app/index.js
+++ b/lib/app/index.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ helpers = require('./helpers');
 
 helpers.viewHelpers(view);
 
-_ = require('lodash');
+_ = require('underscore');
 
 get('/:uid?', function(page, model, _arg, next) {
   var req, sess, uid;
diff --git a/lib/app/schema.js b/lib/app/schema.js
index 507f488650..216b3d5acf 100644
--- a/lib/app/schema.js
+++ b/lib/app/schema.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ content = require('./content');
 
 moment = require('moment');
 
-_ = require('lodash');
+_ = require('underscore');
 
 userSchema = {
   balance: 2,
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ userSchema = {
 
 module.exports.newUserObject = function() {
   var guid, newUser, task, _i, _len, _ref;
-  newUser = _.clone(userSchema, true);
+  newUser = require('clone')(userSchema, true);
   _ref = content.defaultTasks;
   for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
     task = _ref[_i];
diff --git a/lib/app/scoring.js b/lib/app/scoring.js
index d4c3ce4471..9b1fc94d94 100644
--- a/lib/app/scoring.js
+++ b/lib/app/scoring.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ async = require('async');
 
 moment = require('moment');
 
-_ = require('lodash');
+_ = require('underscore');
 
 content = require('./content');
 
diff --git a/lib/server/auth.js b/lib/server/auth.js
index e193a16ee6..7c99f61e24 100644
--- a/lib/server/auth.js
+++ b/lib/server/auth.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ schema = require('../app/schema');
 
 content = require('../app/content');
 
-_ = require('lodash');
+_ = require('underscore');
 
 req = void 0;
 
diff --git a/lib/server/serverRoutes.js b/lib/server/serverRoutes.js
index 95b82edb10..50d93e30e2 100644
--- a/lib/server/serverRoutes.js
+++ b/lib/server/serverRoutes.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ var scoring, _;
 
 scoring = require('../app/scoring');
 
-_ = require('lodash');
+_ = require('underscore');
 
 module.exports = function(expressApp, root, derby) {
   var deprecatedMessage, staticPages;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 822b13aef3..0c48fe4559 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "habitrpg",
   "description": "A habit tracker app which treats your goals like a Role Playing Game.",
-  "version": "0.0.0-106",
+  "version": "0.0.0-142",
   "main": "./server.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "derby": "0.3.13",
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
     "moment": "*",
     "stripe": "*",
     "async": "*",
-    "lodash": "*"
+    "underscore": "*",
+    "clone": "*"
   },
   "private": true,
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -31,6 +32,6 @@
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "0.8.x",
-    "npm":  "1.1.x"
+    "npm": "1.1.x"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/index.coffee b/src/app/index.coffee
index 26eb0db71c..cf59715202 100644
--- a/src/app/index.coffee
+++ b/src/app/index.coffee
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ scoring = require './scoring'
 schema = require './schema'
 helpers = require './helpers'
 helpers.viewHelpers view
-_ = require 'lodash'
+_ = require 'underscore'
 
 
 # ========== ROUTES ==========
diff --git a/src/app/schema.coffee b/src/app/schema.coffee
index 20b69ec289..6e89a79328 100644
--- a/src/app/schema.coffee
+++ b/src/app/schema.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 content = require './content'
 moment = require 'moment'
-_ = require 'lodash'
+_ = require 'underscore'
 
 userSchema = {
   balance: 2
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ userSchema = {
 
 module.exports.newUserObject = ->
     # deep clone, else further new users get duplicate objects
-  newUser = _.clone(userSchema, true) #deep
+  newUser = require('clone')(userSchema, true) #deep
   for task in content.defaultTasks
     guid = task.id = require('derby/node_modules/racer').uuid()
     newUser.tasks[guid] = task
diff --git a/src/app/scoring.coffee b/src/app/scoring.coffee
index b67560878e..5a5ef3516a 100644
--- a/src/app/scoring.coffee
+++ b/src/app/scoring.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 async = require 'async'
 moment = require 'moment'
-_ = require 'lodash'
+_ = require 'underscore'
 content = require './content'
 helpers = require './helpers'
 MODIFIER = .03 # each new level, armor, weapon add 3% modifier (this number may change) 
diff --git a/src/server/auth.coffee b/src/server/auth.coffee
index 1fc983f655..2523d5f51d 100644
--- a/src/server/auth.coffee
+++ b/src/server/auth.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 derby = require('derby')
 schema = require('../app/schema')
 content = require('../app/content')
-_ = require('lodash')
+_ = require('underscore')
 
 # Need this for later use by EveryAuth in the MiddleWare
 req = undefined
diff --git a/src/server/serverRoutes.coffee b/src/server/serverRoutes.coffee
index bac8000611..cc099a0d90 100644
--- a/src/server/serverRoutes.coffee
+++ b/src/server/serverRoutes.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 scoring = require('../app/scoring')
-_ = require('lodash')
+_ = require('underscore')
 
 module.exports = (expressApp, root, derby) ->