diff --git a/frameworks/Ruby/rails/Gemfile b/frameworks/Ruby/rails/Gemfile
index 26129ee6261..bafb2012b49 100644
--- a/frameworks/Ruby/rails/Gemfile
+++ b/frameworks/Ruby/rails/Gemfile
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ gem 'activerecord-import', '0.27.0'
 gem 'activerecord', '5.2.2', :require => 'active_record'
 gem 'rails', '5.2.2'
 gem 'tzinfo-data', '1.2018.7'
+gem 'oj', '3.7.9'
diff --git a/frameworks/Ruby/rails/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/frameworks/Ruby/rails/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 09705d12ab4..bc62d8e6dda 100644
--- a/frameworks/Ruby/rails/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/frameworks/Ruby/rails/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,11 @@
 class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
+
+  before_action :add_header
+
+protected
+
+  def add_header
+    response.set_header('Date', Time.now.httpdate)
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/frameworks/Ruby/rails/config/application.rb b/frameworks/Ruby/rails/config/application.rb
index 063c4e6756d..17005bf74c1 100644
--- a/frameworks/Ruby/rails/config/application.rb
+++ b/frameworks/Ruby/rails/config/application.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     # -- all .rb files in that directory are automatically loaded after loading
     # the framework and any gems in your application.
 
-    config.action_dispatch.default_headers.merge!('Date' => Time.now.httpdate, 'Server' => 'WebServer')
+    config.action_dispatch.default_headers.merge!('Server' => 'WebServer')
   end
 end
diff --git a/frameworks/Ruby/rails/config/initializers/oj.rb b/frameworks/Ruby/rails/config/initializers/oj.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c00f0456ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frameworks/Ruby/rails/config/initializers/oj.rb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Oj.optimize_rails