diff --git a/lib/resque/tasks.rb b/lib/resque/tasks.rb
index ca1851ea9..086bd8b1a 100644
--- a/lib/resque/tasks.rb
+++ b/lib/resque/tasks.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   end
 
   # Preload app files if this is Rails
-  task :preload do
+  task :preload => :setup do
     if defined? Rails
       Dir["#{Rails.root}/app/**/*.rb"].each do |file|
         require file