diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1d440cea..d55ea51e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## next - unreleased
 
 - Fix relation matching when attribute name collides with a method. [#281](https://github.com/active-hash/active_hash/pull/281) @flavorjones
+- Fix association reflection in applications that don't use ActiveHash::Associations. [#286](https://github.com/active-hash/active_hash/pull/286) @iberianpig
 
 
 ## Version [3.2.0] - <sub><sup>2023-05-06</sup></sub>
diff --git a/lib/associations/associations.rb b/lib/associations/associations.rb
index e41a7cd0..99e2f046 100644
--- a/lib/associations/associations.rb
+++ b/lib/associations/associations.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ module Associations
 
     module ActiveRecordExtensions
 
+      def self.extended(base)
+        require_relative 'reflection_extensions'
+      end
+
       def belongs_to(name, scope = nil, **options)
         klass_name = options.key?(:class_name) ? options[:class_name] : name.to_s.camelize
         klass =
@@ -92,7 +96,6 @@ def belongs_to_active_hash(association_id, options = {})
     end
 
     def self.included(base)
-      require_relative "reflection_extensions"
       base.extend Methods
     end