diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bea9259..03393f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ It then exposes a method (`SqliteExtensions::UUID.extension_path`) which returns
 
 For Rails, it also exposes a [railtie](https://api.rubyonrails.org/v7.2/classes/Rails/Railtie.html) (via `require: "sqlite_extensions/uuid/rails"`) that patches Rails' [configure_connection](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/v8.0.0.rc1/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3_adapter.rb#L815) method for the SQLite adapter, so that all SQLite database connections load the extension.
 
+Ideally, Rails will eventually provide an official way to configure the SQLite connection, at which point we can migrate the railtie to that approach.
+
 
 ## Development
 
diff --git a/lib/sqlite_extensions/uuid/rails.rb b/lib/sqlite_extensions/uuid/rails.rb
index 76bd90f..934acf6 100644
--- a/lib/sqlite_extensions/uuid/rails.rb
+++ b/lib/sqlite_extensions/uuid/rails.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ def configure_connection
             Rails.logger.error do
               "Error loading sqlite extension '#{SqliteExtensions::UUID.extension_path}' (#{e})"
             end
+          ensure
+            @raw_connection.enable_load_extension(false)
           end
         end
       end