diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index ad890e0b2e..f635c67a95 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ module Openfoodnetwork
       Spree::Core::Engine.routes.default_url_options[:host] = 'test.host' if Rails.env = 'test'
     end
 
+    # We reload the routes here
+    #   so that the appended/prepended routes are available to the application.
+    config.after_initialize do
+      Rails.application.routes_reloader.reload!
+    end
+
     initializer "spree.environment", before: :load_config_initializers do |app|
       app.config.spree = Spree::Core::Environment.new
       Spree::Config = app.config.spree.preferences # legacy access
diff --git a/config/routes/spree.rb b/config/routes/spree.rb
index 9b176b652a..cb35c08cbc 100644
--- a/config/routes/spree.rb
+++ b/config/routes/spree.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-Spree::Core::Engine.routes.append do
+# Overriding Devise routes to use our own controller
+Spree::Core::Engine.routes.draw do
   devise_for :spree_user,
              :class_name => 'Spree::User',
              :controllers => { :sessions => 'spree/user_sessions',