diff --git a/lib/db_populate.rb b/lib/db_populate.rb
index ea8b888..9cbef49 100644
--- a/lib/db_populate.rb
+++ b/lib/db_populate.rb
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ end
 # prevent the task from being loaded multiple times.
 unless Rake::Task.task_defined? "db:populate"
   # Load the rakefile so users of the gem get the tasks
-  load File.join(DbPopulate::DBP_ROOT, '..', 'tasks', 'populate.rake')
+  load File.join(DbPopulate::DBP_ROOT, 'tasks', 'populate.rake')
 end