diff --git a/lib/standalone_migrations/tasks.rb b/lib/standalone_migrations/tasks.rb
index 124b3b2..2309003 100644
--- a/lib/standalone_migrations/tasks.rb
+++ b/lib/standalone_migrations/tasks.rb
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ def configure(options = {})
 
       def load_tasks(options = {})
         configure(options)
-        Configurator.environments_config do |proxy|
-          ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.database_configuration = proxy.configurations
-        end
+
         MinimalRailtieConfig.load_tasks
         %w(
           connection
diff --git a/lib/standalone_migrations/tasks/connection.rake b/lib/standalone_migrations/tasks/connection.rake
index fea6bad..af70450 100644
--- a/lib/standalone_migrations/tasks/connection.rake
+++ b/lib/standalone_migrations/tasks/connection.rake
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 require File.expand_path("../../../standalone_migrations", __FILE__)
 namespace :standalone do
   task :connection do
+    StandaloneMigrations::Configurator.environments_config do |proxy|
+      ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.database_configuration = proxy.configurations
+    end
     StandaloneMigrations::Configurator.load_configurations
     ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection
     StandaloneMigrations.run_on_load_callbacks