1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/railties/databases.rake b/activerecord/lib/active_record/railties/databases.rake
index bb9e390c8f..92bef09ff5 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/railties/databases.rake
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/railties/databases.rake
@@ -249,11 +249,8 @@ db_namespace = namespace :db do
     desc 'Load a schema.rb file into the database'
     task :load => [:environment, :load_config] do
       file = ENV['SCHEMA'] || File.join(ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.db_dir, 'schema.rb')
-      if File.exists?(file)
-        load(file)
-      else
-        abort %{#{file} doesn't exist yet. Run `rake db:migrate` to create it, then try again. If you do not intend to use a database, you should instead alter #{Rails.root}/config/application.rb to limit the frameworks that will be loaded.}
-      end
+      ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.check_schema_file(file)
+      load(file)
     end
 
     task :load_if_ruby => ['db:create', :environment] do
@@ -298,6 +295,7 @@ db_namespace = namespace :db do
     # desc "Recreate the databases from the structure.sql file"
     task :load => [:environment, :load_config] do
       filename = ENV['DB_STRUCTURE'] || File.join(ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.db_dir, "structure.sql")
+      ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.check_schema_file(filename)
       current_config = ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.current_config
       ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.structure_load(current_config, filename)
     end