diff --git a/bin/console b/bin/console
index 8ec06dc..d889290 100755
--- a/bin/console
+++ b/bin/console
@@ -2,13 +2,9 @@
 
 require "bundler/setup"
 require "uk_planning_scraper"
+require "pry"
 
 # You can add fixtures and/or initialization code here to make experimenting
 # with your gem easier. You can also use a different console, if you like.
 
-# (If you use this, don't forget to add pry to your Gemfile!)
-# require "pry"
-# Pry.start
-
-require "irb"
-IRB.start(__FILE__)
+Pry.start
diff --git a/uk_planning_scraper.gemspec b/uk_planning_scraper.gemspec
index 27637fd..2902c70 100644
--- a/uk_planning_scraper.gemspec
+++ b/uk_planning_scraper.gemspec
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency "simplecov", "~> 0.16.1"
   spec.add_development_dependency "vcr"
   spec.add_development_dependency "webmock"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "pry"
 
   spec.add_runtime_dependency "mechanize", "~> 2.7"
   spec.add_runtime_dependency "http"