diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 285c93f..8af433c 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__))
+# require logger before rails or Rails 6 fails to boot
+require 'logger'
 # load Rails first
 require 'rails'
 require 'active_record'