diff --git a/config.ru b/config.ru
index df04445946..0cc64f8778 100644
--- a/config.ru
+++ b/config.ru
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require "English"
+
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift File.expand_path("./..", __FILE__)
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift File.expand_path("./../lib", __FILE__)