3 files changed, 19 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/lib/arel/arel.rb b/lib/arel/arel.rb
index 892be854ee..7780d45e25 100644
--- a/lib/arel/arel.rb
+++ b/lib/arel/arel.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-def Arel(name, engine = Arel::Table.engine)
+def Arel(name, engine = (Arel::Table.engine || ActiveRecord::Base.connection))
   Arel::Table.new(name, engine)
-end
-\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/lib/arel/relations/table.rb b/lib/arel/relations/table.rb
index 087028fb55..0433abbbb2 100644
--- a/lib/arel/relations/table.rb
+++ b/lib/arel/relations/table.rb
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ module Arel
     include Recursion::BaseCase
 
     cattr_accessor :engine
-    attr_reader :name, :engine    
+    attr_reader :name, :engine
     hash_on :name
-    
+
     def initialize(name, engine = Table.engine)
       @name, @engine = name.to_s, engine
     end
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@ module Arel
     def column_for(attribute)
       has_attribute?(attribute) and columns.detect { |c| c.name == attribute.name.to_s }
     end
-    
+
     def columns
       @columns ||= engine.columns(name, "#{name} Columns")
     end
-    
+
     def reset
       @attributes = @columns = nil
     end
-    
+
     def ==(other)
       Table      === other and
       name       ==  other.name
     end
   end
-end
-\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/lib/arel/session.rb b/lib/arel/session.rb
index 8b72fd1fe6..d9a6e4b5e4 100644
--- a/lib/arel/session.rb
+++ b/lib/arel/session.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 require 'singleton'
 
 module Arel
-  class Session    
+  class Session
     class << self
       attr_accessor :instance
       alias_method :manufacture, :new
-      
+
       def start
         if @started
           yield
@@ -22,26 +22,26 @@ module Arel
         end
       end
     end
-    
+
     module CRUD
       def create(insert)
-        insert.call(insert.engine.connection)
+        insert.call(insert.engine)
       end
-      
+
       def read(select)
         (@read ||= Hash.new do |hash, select|
-          hash[select] = select.call(select.engine.connection)
+          hash[select] = select.call(select.engine)
         end)[select]
       end
-      
+
       def update(update)
-        update.call(update.engine.connection)
+        update.call(update.engine)
       end
-      
+
       def delete(delete)
-        delete.call(delete.engine.connection)
+        delete.call(delete.engine)
       end
     end
     include CRUD
   end
-end
-\ No newline at end of file
+end