diff --git a/lib/thinking_sphinx.rb b/lib/thinking_sphinx.rb
index 15bc37d4..2e59e8c6 100644
--- a/lib/thinking_sphinx.rb
+++ b/lib/thinking_sphinx.rb
@@ -96,12 +96,15 @@ module Subscribers; end
 require 'thinking_sphinx/utf8'
 require 'thinking_sphinx/wildcard'
 # Extended
-require 'thinking_sphinx/active_record'
 require 'thinking_sphinx/deltas'
 require 'thinking_sphinx/distributed'
 require 'thinking_sphinx/logger'
 require 'thinking_sphinx/real_time'
 
-require 'thinking_sphinx/railtie' if defined?(Rails::Railtie)
+if defined?(Rails::Railtie)
+  require 'thinking_sphinx/railtie'
+else
+  require 'thinking_sphinx/active_record'
+end
 
 ThinkingSphinx.before_index_hooks << ThinkingSphinx::Hooks::GuardPresence
diff --git a/lib/thinking_sphinx/railtie.rb b/lib/thinking_sphinx/railtie.rb
index 8ba1f858..bc9efd36 100644
--- a/lib/thinking_sphinx/railtie.rb
+++ b/lib/thinking_sphinx/railtie.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class ThinkingSphinx::Railtie < Rails::Railtie
 
   initializer 'thinking_sphinx.initialisation' do
     ActiveSupport.on_load(:active_record) do
+      require 'thinking_sphinx/active_record'
       ActiveRecord::Base.include ThinkingSphinx::ActiveRecord::Base
     end