lib/merb-core/bootloader.rb          |    6 +-----
 lib/merb-core/config.rb              |    7 +++++++
 lib/merb-core/core_ext/kernel.rb     |    5 +++--
 spec/private/core_ext/kernel_spec.rb |    2 +-
 4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/merb-core/bootloader.rb b/lib/merb-core/bootloader.rb
index 5853c1a..585cfd0 100644
--- a/lib/merb-core/bootloader.rb
+++ b/lib/merb-core/bootloader.rb
@@ -241,10 +241,6 @@ class Merb::BootLoader::BuildFramework < Merb::BootLoader
 end

 class Merb::BootLoader::Dependencies < Merb::BootLoader
-
-  cattr_accessor :dependencies
-  self.dependencies = []
-
   # Load the init_file specified in Merb::Config or if not specified, the
   # init.rb file from the Merb configuration directory, and any environment
   # files, which register the list of necessary dependencies and any
@@ -265,7 +261,7 @@ class Merb::BootLoader::Dependencies < Merb::BootLoader
   end

   def self.load_dependencies
-    dependencies.each { |name, ver| Kernel.load_dependency(name, *ver) }
+    Merb::Config.dependencies.each { |name, ver| Kernel.load_dependency(name, *ver) }
   end

   def self.enable_json_gem
diff --git a/lib/merb-core/config.rb b/lib/merb-core/config.rb
index 41ef3f1..fb285ca 100644
--- a/lib/merb-core/config.rb
+++ b/lib/merb-core/config.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ module Merb

   class Config

+    cattr_accessor :dependencies
+    self.dependencies = []
+
     class << self

       # ==== Returns
@@ -28,6 +31,10 @@ module Merb
         }
       end

+      def add_dependency(name, *ver)
+        dependencies << [name, ver]
+      end
+
       # Yields the configuration.
       #
       # ==== Block parameters
diff --git a/lib/merb-core/core_ext/kernel.rb b/lib/merb-core/core_ext/kernel.rb
index bfca2e3..e67d3c9 100644
--- a/lib/merb-core/core_ext/kernel.rb
+++ b/lib/merb-core/core_ext/kernel.rb
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ module Kernel
   def dependency(name, *ver)
     if Merb::BootLoader.finished?(Merb::BootLoader::Dependencies)
       load_dependency(name, *ver)
-    else
-      Merb::BootLoader::Dependencies.dependencies << [name, ver]
     end
+
+    Merb::Config.add_dependency(name, *ver)
+
     [name, ver]
   end

diff --git a/spec/private/core_ext/kernel_spec.rb b/spec/private/core_ext/kernel_spec.rb
index 3df9834..ef1acde 100644
--- a/spec/private/core_ext/kernel_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/private/core_ext/kernel_spec.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe "Kernel#load_dependency" do
       rescue LoadError => e
         # some people may have no RSpec gem
       end
-    }.should_not change(Merb::BootLoader::Dependencies.dependencies, :size)
+    }.should_not change(Merb::Config.dependencies, :size)
   end

   it "DOES NOT defer load to boot loader run and requires it right away" do
--
1.5.6.2