diff --git a/lib/generators/scenic/model/model_generator.rb b/lib/generators/scenic/model/model_generator.rb
index b04e4186..6afa75f6 100644
--- a/lib/generators/scenic/model/model_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/scenic/model/model_generator.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require "rails/generators"
 require "rails/generators/rails/model/model_generator"
+require "scenic"
 require "generators/scenic/view/view_generator"
 require "generators/scenic/materializable"
 
diff --git a/lib/generators/scenic/view/view_generator.rb b/lib/generators/scenic/view/view_generator.rb
index 496035f8..30d68029 100644
--- a/lib/generators/scenic/view/view_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/scenic/view/view_generator.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require "rails/generators"
 require "rails/generators/active_record"
+require "scenic"
 require "generators/scenic/materializable"
 
 module Scenic
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ def file_name
       end
 
       def views_directory_path
-        @views_directory_path ||= Rails.root.join("db", "views")
+        @views_directory_path ||= (Rails.root || Pathname.new(Dir.pwd)).join("db", "views")
       end
 
       def version_regex
diff --git a/lib/scenic/definition.rb b/lib/scenic/definition.rb
index 58195107..10bd7b73 100644
--- a/lib/scenic/definition.rb
+++ b/lib/scenic/definition.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def to_sql
     end
 
     def full_path
-      Rails.root.join(path)
+      (Rails.root || Pathname.new(Dir.pwd)).join(path)
     end
 
     def path