diff --git a/config/environment.rb b/config/environment.rb
--- a/config/environment.rb
+++ b/config/environment.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# Load the rails application
-require File.expand_path('../application', __FILE__)
+# Load the Rails application.
+require_relative 'application'
 
-# Initialize the rails application
-CafeGrader::Application.initialize!
+# Initialize the Rails application.
+Rails.application.initialize!