diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 18aaaac7..7d7442c9 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   },
   "extra": {
     "heroku": {
+      "framework": "cakephp2",
       "document-root": "webroot",
       "index-document": "index.php"
     }