diff --git a/lib/configuration_methods.rb b/lib/configuration_methods.rb
index 2daa0ed4c..9c302b794 100644
--- a/lib/configuration_methods.rb
+++ b/lib/configuration_methods.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ module Configuration
           File.dirname(__FILE__)
         )
         unless File.exist? token_file
-          `bin/rake generate:secret_token`
+          `DISABLE_SPRING=1 bin/rake generate:secret_token`
         end
         require token_file
         Diaspora::Application.config.secret_key_base