diff --git a/headless_client.coffee b/headless_client.coffee
index 82f84b067..ca91cc034 100644
--- a/headless_client.coffee
+++ b/headless_client.coffee
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ path = __dirname
 
 m = require 'module'
 request = require 'request'
-
+Deferred = require "JQDeferred"
 originalLoader = m._load
 
 unhook = () ->
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ GLOBAL.$ = GLOBAL.jQuery = (input) ->
   append: (input)-> exports: ()->
 
 cookies = request.jar()
+$.when = Deferred.when 
 
 $.ajax = (options) ->
   responded = false
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cbe0addb3..59bfdb9e9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "graceful-fs": "~2.0.1",
     "node-force-domain": "~0.1.0",
     "mailchimp-api": "2.0.x",
-    "express-useragent": "~0.0.9",  
+    "express-useragent": "~0.0.9",
     "gridfs-stream": "0.4.x",
     "stream-buffers": "0.2.x",
     "sendwithus": "2.0.x",
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
     "webworker-threads": "~0.4.11",
     "node-gyp": "~0.13.0",
     "aether": "~0.2.3",
-    "JASON": "~0.1.3"
+    "JASON": "~0.1.3",
+    "JQDeferred": "^2.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "jade": "0.33.x",
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@
     "karma": "~0.10.9",
     "karma-coverage": "~0.1.4",
     "compressible": "~1.0.1",
-    "jasmine-spec-reporter":"~0.3.0"
+    "jasmine-spec-reporter": "~0.3.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT for the code, and CC-BY for the art and music",
   "private": true,