diff --git a/lib/govspeak.rb b/lib/govspeak.rb
index 39428bb2..be7bf9e0 100644
--- a/lib/govspeak.rb
+++ b/lib/govspeak.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require "active_support"
 require "active_support/core_ext/hash"
 require "active_support/core_ext/array"
 require "erb"