diff --git a/init.rb b/init.rb
index 813364d..06dcb70 100644
--- a/init.rb
+++ b/init.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
-require 'RedCloth'
+begin
+  require 'RedCloth'
+rescue LoadError
+  nil
+end
+
 require 'acts_as_textiled'
 ActiveRecord::Base.send(:include, Err::Acts::Textiled)