diff --git a/promotions/lib/spree_promotions.rb b/promotions/lib/spree_promotions.rb
index 5199de46c09..a449a7ef414 100644
--- a/promotions/lib/spree_promotions.rb
+++ b/promotions/lib/spree_promotions.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 require 'spree_core'
-require 'spree_promotions_hooks'
 
 module SpreePromotions
   class Engine < Rails::Engine
     def self.activate
       lambda{
+        require 'spree_promotions_hooks'
         # put class_eval and other logic that depends on classes outside of the engine inside this block
         Product.class_eval do
           has_and_belongs_to_many :promotion_rules
@@ -75,4 +75,4 @@ def eligible_automatic_promotions
     config.autoload_paths += %W(#{config.root}/lib)
     config.to_prepare &self.activate
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end