diff --git a/lib/active_record/associated_object/railtie.rb b/lib/active_record/associated_object/railtie.rb
index e206488..76a05ae 100644
--- a/lib/active_record/associated_object/railtie.rb
+++ b/lib/active_record/associated_object/railtie.rb
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ class ActiveRecord::AssociatedObject::Railtie < Rails::Railtie
     end
   end
 
-  initializer "object_association.setup" do
-    ActiveSupport.on_load :active_job do
-      require "active_job/performs"
-      ActiveRecord::AssociatedObject.extend ActiveJob::Performs
-    rescue LoadError
-      # We haven't bundled active_job-performs, so we're continuing without it.
-    end
+  initializer "active_job.performs" do
+    require "active_job/performs"
+    ActiveRecord::AssociatedObject.extend ActiveJob::Performs if defined?(ActiveJob::Performs)
+  rescue LoadError
+    # We haven't bundled active_job-performs, so we're continuing without it.
+  end
 
+  initializer "object_association.setup" do
     ActiveSupport.on_load :active_record do
       require "active_record/associated_object/object_association"
       include ActiveRecord::AssociatedObject::ObjectAssociation
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 0739c4d..a380f67 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@
 
 require "rails/railtie"
 require "kredis"
-require "active_job"
-require "global_id"
 require "debug"
 require "logger"
 
 require "active_record"
 require "active_record/associated_object"
 
+require "global_id"
+require "active_job"
+require "active_job/performs"
+
 require "minitest/autorun"
 
 # Simulate Rails app boot and run the railtie initializers manually.