diff --git a/lib/compass/exec.rb b/lib/compass/exec.rb
index 5d156687..1ae31d62 100644
--- a/lib/compass/exec.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/exec.rb
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ END
         end
 
         opts.on('-r LIBRARY', '--require LIBRARY', "Require LIBRARY before running commands. This is used to access compass plugins.") do |library|
-          require library
+          ::Compass.configuration.require library
         end
         
         opts.on('--rails', "Sets the project type to a rails project.") do