1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/railties/test/application/initializers/load_path_test.rb b/railties/test/application/initializers/load_path_test.rb
index 714d62311d..e3d9e8e4b3 100644
--- a/railties/test/application/initializers/load_path_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/application/initializers/load_path_test.rb
@@ -5,11 +5,17 @@ module ApplicationTests
     include ActiveSupport::Testing::Isolation
 
     def setup
+      @prev_rails_env = ENV['RAILS_ENV']
+      ENV['RAILS_ENV'] = 'development'
       build_app
       boot_rails
       FileUtils.rm_rf "#{app_path}/config/environments"
     end
 
+    def teardown
+      ENV['RAILS_ENV'] = @prev_rails_env
+    end
+
     test "initializing an application adds the application paths to the load path" do
       add_to_config <<-RUBY
         config.root = "#{app_path}"