diff --git a/lib/tapioca/generator.rb b/lib/tapioca/generator.rb
index afc123d78..63909d37f 100644
--- a/lib/tapioca/generator.rb
+++ b/lib/tapioca/generator.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 require "pathname"
 require "thor"
-require "rake"
 
 module Tapioca
   class Generator < ::Thor::Shell::Color
@@ -697,6 +696,7 @@ def report_diff_and_exit_if_out_of_date(diff, command)
     sig { void }
     def abort_if_pending_migrations!
       return unless File.exist?("config/application.rb")
+      return unless defined?(::Rake)
 
       Rails.application.load_tasks
       Rake::Task["db:abort_if_pending_migrations"].invoke if Rake::Task.task_defined?("db:abort_if_pending_migrations")
diff --git a/spec/support/repo/Gemfile b/spec/support/repo/Gemfile
index 5b175061f..d838cd301 100644
--- a/spec/support/repo/Gemfile
+++ b/spec/support/repo/Gemfile
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ gem("psych")
 gem("extras")
 # Needed for DSL generation tests. The simplest
 # gems that we have a DSL generator for.
+gem("rake", "13.0.6")
 gem("smart_properties", "1.15.0")
 gem("sidekiq", "6.2.1")
 gem("activesupport", "6.1.3.2")
diff --git a/spec/support/repo/config/application.rb b/spec/support/repo/config/application.rb
index 7fc8f315a..b8179f38a 100644
--- a/spec/support/repo/config/application.rb
+++ b/spec/support/repo/config/application.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # typed: true
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "rake"
 require "sidekiq"
 require "smart_properties"
 require "active_support/all"
diff --git a/spec/tapioca/cli/require_spec.rb b/spec/tapioca/cli/require_spec.rb
index 1602adbbd..50a9bd39c 100644
--- a/spec/tapioca/cli/require_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/tapioca/cli/require_spec.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class RequireSpec < CliSpec
           require "baz"
           require "foo/secret"
           require "foo/will_fail"
+          require "rake"
           require "sidekiq"
           require "smart_properties"
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