diff --git a/lib/compass-rails/railties/3_1.rb b/lib/compass-rails/railties/3_1.rb
index bc236a7..f3fda6a 100644
--- a/lib/compass-rails/railties/3_1.rb
+++ b/lib/compass-rails/railties/3_1.rb
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ module CompassRails
   class Railtie < Rails::Railtie
 
     initializer "compass.initialize_rails", :group => :all do |app|
+      require 'compass-rails/patches/3_1'
       # Configure compass for use within rails, and provide the project configuration
       # that came via the rails boot process.
       CompassRails.check_for_double_boot!