1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/commands/dbconsole/dbconsole_command.rb b/railties/lib/rails/commands/dbconsole/dbconsole_command.rb
index a66eb16421..71b3455473 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/commands/dbconsole/dbconsole_command.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/commands/dbconsole/dbconsole_command.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module Rails
     end
 
     def start
-      ENV["RAILS_ENV"] = @options[:environment] || environment
+      ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= @options[:environment] || environment
 
       case config["adapter"]
       when /^(jdbc)?mysql/
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ module Rails
       def perform
         extract_environment_option_from_argument
 
+        # RAILS_ENV needs to be set before config/application is required.
+        ENV["RAILS_ENV"] = options[:environment]
+
         require_application_and_environment!
         Rails::DBConsole.start(options)
       end