diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index 69bed0eda..34e3841d0 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -49,19 +49,6 @@ Diaspora::Application.configure do
   config.threadsafe!
 
 
-  require File.join(Rails.root, 'app/models/app_config')
-
-  if AppConfig[:google_a_site].present?
-    config.gem 'rack-google-analytics', :lib => 'rack/google-analytics'
-    config.middleware.use Rack::GoogleAnalytics, :tracker => AppConfig[:google_a_site]
-  end
-
-  if AppConfig[:piwik_url].present?
-    config.gem 'rack-piwik', :lib => 'rack/piwik'
-    config.middleware.use Rack::Piwik, :piwik_url => AppConfig[:piwik_url], :piwik_id => AppConfig[:piwik_id]
-  end
-end
-
 # Sacrifice readability for a 10% performance boost
 Haml::Template::options[:ugly] = true
 GC.enable_stats if GC.respond_to?(:enable_stats)
diff --git a/config/initializers/load_analyitics.rb b/config/initializers/load_analyitics.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d071392c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/load_analyitics.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2012, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+# licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+# the COPYRIGHT file.
+#hack to allow us to access app config, rather than putting in enviroments/production.rb
+
+if Rails.env == 'production'
+  Diaspora::Application.configure do
+    if AppConfig[:google_a_site].present?
+      config.gem 'rack-google-analytics', :lib => 'rack/google-analytics'
+      config.middleware.use Rack::GoogleAnalytics, :tracker => AppConfig[:google_a_site]
+    end
+
+    if AppConfig[:piwik_url].present?
+      config.gem 'rack-piwik', :lib => 'rack/piwik'
+      config.middleware.use Rack::Piwik, :piwik_url => AppConfig[:piwik_url], :piwik_id => AppConfig[:piwik_id]
+    end
+  end
+end