diff --git a/config/initializers/action_controller.rb b/config/initializers/action_controller.rb
index f50f7189..b550f395 100644
--- a/config/initializers/action_controller.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/action_controller.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class ActionController::Base
 
   # Regular database.yml configuration hash
   def default_connection
-    @default_config ||= ActiveRecord::Base.connection.instance_variable_get("@config").dup
+    @default_config ||= ActiveRecord::Base.connection_config
   end
 
   #change locallization