diff --git a/personal_journal.gemspec b/personal_journal.gemspec
index 481fce1..e379ac5 100644
--- a/personal_journal.gemspec
+++ b/personal_journal.gemspec
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ $:.push File.expand_path("../lib", __FILE__)
 
 # Maintain your gem's version:
 require "personal_journal/version"
-require 'Rails'
+app_path = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/..')
+puts app_path
 d = Dir.entries('/').select {|entry| File.directory? File.join('/',entry) and !(entry =='.' || entry == '..') }
-puts Rails.root
 # Describe your gem and declare its dependencies:
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = "personal_journal"