diff --git a/lib/tasks/elasticsearch_batch_op.rake b/lib/tasks/elasticsearch_batch_op.rake
index 91c2ddff9..034887373 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/elasticsearch_batch_op.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/elasticsearch_batch_op.rake
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 namespace :importer do
-  task :importuser do
+  task :importuser => :environment do
     ENV['CLASS']='User'
     ENV['SCOPE']='indexable'
     ENV['FORCE']='y'
     ENV['BATCH']='1000'
     Rake::Task["elasticsearch:import:model"].invoke
   end
-  task :importproject do
+  task :importproject => :environment do
 
     ENV['CLASS']='Project'
     ENV['SCOPE']='indexable'
@@ -14,21 +14,21 @@ namespace :importer do
     ENV['BATCH']='1000'
     Rake::Task["elasticsearch:import:model"].invoke
   end
-  task :importcourse do
+  task :importcourse => :environment do
     ENV['CLASS']='Course'
     ENV['SCOPE']='indexable'
     ENV['FORCE']='y'
     ENV['BATCH']='1000'
     Rake::Task["elasticsearch:import:model"].invoke
   end
-  task :importattachment do
+  task :importattachment => :environment do
     ENV['CLASS']='Attachment'
     ENV['SCOPE']='indexable'
     ENV['FORCE']='y'
     ENV['BATCH']='1000'
     Rake::Task["elasticsearch:import:model"].invoke
   end
-  task :importmemo do
+  task :importmemo => :environment do
     ENV['CLASS']='Memo'
     ENV['SCOPE']='indexable'
     ENV['FORCE']='y'