1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/tasks/misc.rake b/railties/lib/tasks/misc.rake
index 5c99725203..411750bf40 100644
--- a/railties/lib/tasks/misc.rake
+++ b/railties/lib/tasks/misc.rake
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ task :environment do
   require(File.join(RAILS_ROOT, 'config', 'environment'))
 end
 
+task :rails_env do
+  unless defined? RAILS_ENV
+    RAILS_ENV = ENV['RAILS_ENV'] ||= 'development'
+  end
+end
+
 desc 'Generate a crytographically secure secret key. This is typically used to generate a secret for cookie sessions.'
 task :secret do
   puts ActiveSupport::SecureRandom.hex(64)