diff --git a/project/AkkaBuild.scala b/project/AkkaBuild.scala
index 3d2b17b63b..905e345dec 100644
--- a/project/AkkaBuild.scala
+++ b/project/AkkaBuild.scala
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ object AkkaBuild extends Build {
   lazy val defaultSettings = baseSettings ++ formatSettings ++ Seq(
     resolvers += "Typesafe Repo" at "http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/releases/",
     resolvers += "Twitter Public Repo" at "http://maven.twttr.com", // This will be going away with com.mongodb.async's next release
+    resolvers += "Typesafe Snapshot Repo" at "http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/snapshots/", // Used while play-mini is still on RC
 
     // compile options
     scalacOptions ++= Seq("-encoding", "UTF-8", "-deprecation", "-unchecked") ++ (