2 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/application.rb b/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
index 90118c8cfc..e14719c758 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ module Rails
     autoload :Railties,       'rails/application/railties'
     autoload :RoutesReloader, 'rails/application/routes_reloader'
 
-    # TODO Ensure production settings are read properly
     class << self
       private :new
       alias   :configure :class_eval
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ module Rails
         raise "You cannot have more than one Rails::Application" if Rails.application
         super
         Rails.application = base.instance
-        base.require_environment!
       end
 
     protected
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/application/bootstrap.rb b/railties/lib/rails/application/bootstrap.rb
index 819d00be4e..3c339ffc57 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/application/bootstrap.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/application/bootstrap.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ module Rails
     module Bootstrap
       include Initializable
 
+      initializer :load_environment_config do |app|
+        app.require_environment!
+      end
+
       initializer :load_all_active_support do |app|
         require "active_support/all" unless app.config.active_support.bare
       end