diff --git a/railties/lib/console_app.rb b/railties/lib/console_app.rb
index 5c8302634a..c944d49205 100644
--- a/railties/lib/console_app.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/console_app.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ end
 #reloads the environment
 def reload!
   puts "Reloading..."
-  Dispatcher.cleanup_application
-  Dispatcher.reload_application
+  dispatcher = ActionController::Dispatcher.new
+  dispatcher.cleanup_application
+  dispatcher.reload_application
   true
 end