diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 87827d78487..9db307268f8 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ gem 'kaminari'
 gem 'lograge'
 gem 'mail_safe', require: false
 gem 'migration_data'
+gem 'mime-types', '~> 2.99', require: 'mime/types/columnar' # memory savings, we can also updgrade to 3.x
 gem 'mini_magick'
 gem 'newrelic_rpm'
 gem 'nokogiri'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index fd2899f2758..b3d38549a01 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -744,6 +744,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   lograge
   mail_safe
   migration_data
+  mime-types (~> 2.99)
   mini_magick
   newrelic_rpm
   nokogiri