diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/commands/console.rb b/railties/lib/rails/commands/console.rb
index 2b7faf9715..dfd3c654ff 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/commands/console.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/commands/console.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ module Rails
 end
 
 # Has to set the RAILS_ENV before config/application is required
-if ARGV.first && !ARGV.first.index("-") && env = ARGV.pop # has to pop the env ARGV so IRB doesn't freak
+if ARGV.first && !ARGV.first.index("-") && env = ARGV.shift # has to shift the env ARGV so IRB doesn't freak
   ENV['RAILS_ENV'] = %w(production development test).detect {|e| e =~ /^#{env}/} || env
 end