diff --git a/config/initializers/avalon.rb b/config/initializers/avalon.rb
index 849a027c9b..15471b740b 100644
--- a/config/initializers/avalon.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/avalon.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'string_additions'
 require 'avalon/errors'
 # Loads configuration information from the YAML file and then sets up the
 # dropbox