# NameError: uninitialized constant after deployment

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nameerror-uninitialized-constant-after-deployment/122700>\
**Category:** Deployment\
**Created:** [December 11, 2007, 12:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nameerror-uninitialized-constant-after-deployment/122700 "2007-12-11T00:14:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 12:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nameerror-uninitialized-constant-after-deployment/122700/1 "2007-12-11T00:14:15Z")

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i have set up my deployment with capistrano and it works fine till the  
step i call the app in the browser… it cannot find any of my custom  
classes …

on the first call to a custom class i get a  
NameError: uninitialized constant after deployment

i hooked up a console for testing and the same happens …  
could someone give me some hints…