diff --git a/lib/hamlit/template.rb b/lib/hamlit/template.rb
index 30b2d6cf..ea0df6f1 100644
--- a/lib/hamlit/template.rb
+++ b/lib/hamlit/template.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 require 'temple'
 require 'hamlit/engine'
 
+# Load tilt/haml first to override if available
+begin
+  require 'haml'
+rescue LoadError
+else
+  require 'tilt/haml'
+end
+
 module Hamlit
   Template = Temple::Templates::Tilt.create(
     Hamlit::Engine,