diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
index e3be1eb894..089f93db45 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+*   `db:purge` with MySQL respects `Rails.env`.
+
+    *Yves Senn*
+
 *   `change_column_default :table, :column, nil` with PostgreSQL will issue a
     `DROP DEFAULT` instead of a `DEFAULT NULL` query.
 
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/mysql_database_tasks.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/mysql_database_tasks.rb
index 644c4852b9..d890196f47 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/mysql_database_tasks.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/mysql_database_tasks.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def drop
       end
 
       def purge
-        establish_connection :test
+        establish_connection configuration
         connection.recreate_database configuration['database'], creation_options
       end