diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cc652f6..02c62f6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@
 *.log
 .idea/
 *~
+acra.properties
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 45ad451..d52d998 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@ apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
 apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'
 
 
+Properties acra = new Properties()
+acra.load(new FileInputStream("app/acra.properties"))
+
 android {
     compileSdkVersion 27
+    compileOptions {
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+    }
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.wbrawner.myallowance"
         minSdkVersion 23
@@ -19,6 +26,9 @@ android {
             useSupportLibrary = true
         }
         testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
+        buildConfigField "String", "ACRA_URL", "\"${acra.getProperty("url")}\""
+        buildConfigField "String", "ACRA_USER", "\"${acra.getProperty("user")}\""
+        buildConfigField "String", "ACRA_PASS", "\"${acra.getProperty("pass")}\""
     }
     buildTypes {
         release {
@@ -43,6 +53,10 @@ dependencies {
     kapt "android.arch.persistence.room:compiler:$room_version"
     testImplementation "android.arch.persistence.room:testing:$room_version"
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
+
+    // ACRA Crash reporting
+    def acraVersion = '5.1.3'
+    implementation "ch.acra:acra-http:$acraVersion"
     androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.2'
     androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.0.2'
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/myallowance/AllowanceApplication.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/myallowance/AllowanceApplication.kt
index 0cc4c5a..dce7f4f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/myallowance/AllowanceApplication.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/myallowance/AllowanceApplication.kt
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 package com.wbrawner.myallowance
 
 import android.app.Application
-import android.arch.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
 import android.arch.persistence.room.Room
-import android.arch.persistence.room.Transaction
+import android.content.Context
 import com.wbrawner.myallowance.data.TransactionDao
 import com.wbrawner.myallowance.data.TransactionsDatabase
+import org.acra.ACRA
+import org.acra.annotation.AcraCore
+import org.acra.annotation.AcraHttpSender
+import org.acra.data.StringFormat
+import org.acra.sender.HttpSender
 
+@AcraCore(reportFormat = StringFormat.JSON)
+@AcraHttpSender(uri = BuildConfig.ACRA_URL,
+        basicAuthLogin = BuildConfig.ACRA_USER,
+        basicAuthPassword = BuildConfig.ACRA_PASS,
+        httpMethod = HttpSender.Method.POST)
 class AllowanceApplication: Application() {
     lateinit var database: TransactionsDatabase
     private set
@@ -20,6 +29,11 @@ class AllowanceApplication: Application() {
         database = Room.databaseBuilder(applicationContext, TransactionsDatabase::class.java, "transactions")
                 .build()
         dao = database.dao()
+    }
 
+
+    override fun attachBaseContext(base: Context?) {
+        super.attachBaseContext(base)
+        ACRA.init(this)
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3880fd4..6a0f417 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.3'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.4'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong