diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 04fa1c3..5dbb08a 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ source "http://rubygems.org"
 
 # Specify your gem's dependencies in activeuuid.gemspec
 gemspec
-gem "activerecord", "~>5.0"
+
+rails_version = "~>5.0"
+gem "activerecord", rails_version
 gem "rake", "< 11.0"
 
 gem "codecov", require: false, group: :test
+gem "railties", rails_version, require: false, group: :test
 gem "simplecov", require: false, group: :test
diff --git a/gemfiles/Rails-5_0.gemfile b/gemfiles/Rails-5_0.gemfile
index 7b374a2..148896f 100644
--- a/gemfiles/Rails-5_0.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/Rails-5_0.gemfile
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ source "http://rubygems.org"
 
 gemspec path: "../"
 
-gem "activerecord", "~> 5.0.0"
+rails_version = "~> 5.0.0"
+gem "activerecord", rails_version
 
 gem "codecov", require: false, group: :test
+gem "railties", rails_version, require: false, group: :test
 gem "simplecov", require: false, group: :test
diff --git a/gemfiles/Rails-5_1.gemfile b/gemfiles/Rails-5_1.gemfile
index 3105c3b..f31dd92 100644
--- a/gemfiles/Rails-5_1.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/Rails-5_1.gemfile
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ source "http://rubygems.org"
 
 gemspec path: "../"
 
-gem "activerecord", "~> 5.1.0"
+rails_version = "~> 5.1.0"
+gem "activerecord", rails_version
 
 gem "codecov", require: false, group: :test
+gem "railties", rails_version, require: false, group: :test
 gem "simplecov", require: false, group: :test
diff --git a/gemfiles/Rails-5_2.gemfile b/gemfiles/Rails-5_2.gemfile
index ac56928..95596e0 100644
--- a/gemfiles/Rails-5_2.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/Rails-5_2.gemfile
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ source "http://rubygems.org"
 
 gemspec path: "../"
 
-gem "activerecord", "~> 5.2.0"
+rails_version = "~> 5.2.0"
+gem "activerecord", rails_version
 
 gem "codecov", require: false, group: :test
+gem "railties", rails_version, require: false, group: :test
 gem "simplecov", require: false, group: :test
diff --git a/gemfiles/Rails-head.gemfile b/gemfiles/Rails-head.gemfile
index a19adfc..a78e7fd 100644
--- a/gemfiles/Rails-head.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/Rails-head.gemfile
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ gemspec path: "../"
 gem "activerecord", github: "rails/rails"
 
 gem "codecov", require: false, group: :test
+gem "railties", github: "rails/rails", require: false, group: :test
 gem "simplecov", require: false, group: :test
diff --git a/lib/active_uuid/railtie.rb b/lib/active_uuid/railtie.rb
index dfa0580..39327b3 100644
--- a/lib/active_uuid/railtie.rb
+++ b/lib/active_uuid/railtie.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "activeuuid"
+require "active_uuid"
 require "rails"
 
 module ActiveUUID
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Railtie < Rails::Railtie
     railtie_name :activeuuid
 
     config.to_prepare do
-      ActiveUUID::Patches.apply!
+      require "active_uuid/connection_patches"
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/integration/railtie_spec.rb b/spec/integration/railtie_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4edc685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/integration/railtie_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+require "spec_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe "railtie" do
+  it "does not raise error on #require" do
+    action = -> {
+      require "rails"
+      require "active_uuid/railtie"
+    }
+    expect(action).to_not raise_error
+  end
+end