diff --git a/config/initializers/revved_asset_urls.rb b/config/initializers/revved_asset_urls.rb
index ce65450570a..27ae8ed1a6c 100644
--- a/config/initializers/revved_asset_urls.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/revved_asset_urls.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
 # instead of doing it's normal cache busting stuff on the url.
 # eg: instead of '/images/whatever.png?12345', we want '/dist/images/whatever-<md5 of file>.png'.
 # There is a different method that needs to be monkeypatched for rails 3 vs rails 4
-require 'action_view/helpers/asset_url_helper'
+
+
+
+require 'action_view/helpers'
+
 module RevAssetPaths
   def path_to_asset(source, options = {})
     original_path = super
diff --git a/lib/tasks/css.rake b/lib/tasks/css.rake
index 8e781c67b45..8d73b45f801 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/css.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/css.rake
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace :css do
   task :compile do
     # try to get a conection to the database so we can do the brand_configs:write below
     require 'config/environment' rescue nil
+    require 'config/initializers/revved_asset_urls'
     require 'lib/brandable_css'
     puts "--> Starting: 'css:compile'"
     time = Benchmark.realtime do