2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/commands/console.rb b/railties/lib/rails/commands/console.rb
index de2f190ad5..2b7faf9715 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/commands/console.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/commands/console.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ module Rails
           exit
         end
       end
+      
+      if defined?(ActiveRecord)
+        ActiveRecord::Base.logger = Logger.new(STDERR)
+      end
 
       if options[:sandbox]
         puts "Loading #{Rails.env} environment in sandbox (Rails #{Rails.version})"
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/test_help.rb b/railties/lib/rails/test_help.rb
index 00029e627e..b9f7bdc2eb 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/test_help.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/test_help.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ if defined?(Test::Unit::Util::BacktraceFilter) && ENV['BACKTRACE'].nil?
   Test::Unit::Util::BacktraceFilter.module_eval { include Rails::BacktraceFilterForTestUnit }
 end
 
+if defined?(MiniTest)
+  require 'turn'
+
+  if MiniTest::Unit.respond_to?(:use_natural_language_case_names=)
+    MiniTest::Unit.use_natural_language_case_names = true 
+  end
+end
+
 if defined?(ActiveRecord)
   require 'active_record/test_case'