diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index c178316f..0d743cfc 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ task :default => :test
 
 desc "Open an irb session preloaded with this library"
 task :console do
-  sh "irb -rubygems -r ./lib/jekyll.rb"
+  sh "irb -rubygems -I lib -r jekyll.rb"
 end
 
 # converters