diff --git a/lib/capybara/selenium/driver.rb b/lib/capybara/selenium/driver.rb
index bd3a0c40..9941eeaf 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/selenium/driver.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/selenium/driver.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
-begin
-  require 'selenium-webdriver'
-rescue LoadError => e
-  if e.message =~ /selenium-webdriver/
-    raise LoadError, "Capybara's selenium driver is unable to load `selenium-webdriver`, please install the gem and add `gem 'selenium-webdriver'` to your Gemfile if you are using bundler."
-  else
-    raise e
-  end
-end
-
-
 class Capybara::Selenium::Driver < Capybara::Driver::Base
   DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
     :browser => :firefox
@@ -33,6 +22,16 @@ class Capybara::Selenium::Driver < Capybara::Driver::Base
   end
 
   def initialize(app, options={})
+    begin
+      require 'selenium-webdriver'
+    rescue LoadError => e
+      if e.message =~ /selenium-webdriver/
+        raise LoadError, "Capybara's selenium driver is unable to load `selenium-webdriver`, please install the gem and add `gem 'selenium-webdriver'` to your Gemfile if you are using bundler."
+      else
+        raise e
+      end
+    end
+
     @app = app
     @browser = nil
     @exit_status = nil