diff --git a/lib/compass/app_integration/rails.rb b/lib/compass/app_integration/rails.rb
index d1f370ae..430e4c2c 100644
--- a/lib/compass/app_integration/rails.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/app_integration/rails.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ module Compass
         end
       end
 
+      def initialize!
+        rails_root = (defined?(Rails) ? Rails.root : RAILS_ROOT).to_s
+        Compass.add_project_configuration(File.join(root, "config", "compass.rb"))
+        Compass.discover_extensions!
+        Compass.configure_sass_plugin!
+        Compass.handle_configuration_change!
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/compass/app_integration/rails/installer.rb b/lib/compass/app_integration/rails/installer.rb
index 9652c0e3..68e6a021 100644
--- a/lib/compass/app_integration/rails/installer.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/app_integration/rails/installer.rb
@@ -105,10 +105,8 @@ NEXTSTEPS
 
         def initializer_contents
           %Q{require 'compass'
-            |rails_root = (defined?(Rails) ? Rails.root : RAILS_ROOT).to_s
-            |Compass.add_project_configuration(File.join(rails_root, "config", "compass.rb"))
-            |Compass.configure_sass_plugin!
-            |Compass.handle_configuration_change!
+            |require 'compass/app_integration/rails'
+            |Compass::AppIntegration::Rails.initialize!
             |}.gsub(/^\s+\|/,'')
         end