diff --git a/personal_journal.gemspec b/personal_journal.gemspec
index 26a1d68..481fce1 100644
--- a/personal_journal.gemspec
+++ b/personal_journal.gemspec
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ $:.push File.expand_path("../lib", __FILE__)
 
 # Maintain your gem's version:
 require "personal_journal/version"
+require 'Rails'
 d = Dir.entries('/').select {|entry| File.directory? File.join('/',entry) and !(entry =='.' || entry == '..') }
-puts RAILS_ROOT
+puts Rails.root
 # Describe your gem and declare its dependencies:
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = "personal_journal"