diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b4b0f4a3..019a92c7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ ago>=0.0.9
 six>=1.10.0
 hurry.filesize>=0.9
 bs4
-cchardet>=2.1.7
-boto3
\ No newline at end of file
+faust-cchardet>=2.1.18
+boto3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 677175b9..bf4a9fb4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
           'lxml>=3.3.5',
           'hurry.filesize>=0.9',
           'bs4',
-          'cchardet>=2.1.7',
+          'faust-cchardet>=2.1.18',
           'boto3'
       ],
       extras_require={