diff --git a/lib/delayed/backend/active_record.rb b/lib/delayed/backend/active_record.rb
index 357fb196..a08a6853 100644
--- a/lib/delayed/backend/active_record.rb
+++ b/lib/delayed/backend/active_record.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def self.ready_to_run(worker_name, max_run_time)
         end
 
         def self.before_fork
-          if ::ActiveRecord.version >= Gem::Version.new('7.1.0')
+          if Gem::Version.new("7.1.0") <= ::ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING
             ::ActiveRecord::Base.clear_all_connections!(:all)
           else
             ::ActiveRecord::Base.clear_all_connections!
diff --git a/spec/helper.rb b/spec/helper.rb
index 7ecbfc8e..4ac5fb9a 100644
--- a/spec/helper.rb
+++ b/spec/helper.rb
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
 db_adapter ||= gemfile && gemfile[%r{gemfiles/(.*?)/}] && $1 # rubocop:disable Style/PerlBackrefs
 db_adapter ||= "sqlite3"
 
-if db_adapter == "trilogy" && ActiveRecord.version < Gem::Version.new("7.1")
-  trilogy_adapter_gem = Gem::Specification.find_by_name("activerecord-trilogy-adapter").gem_dir
-  require "#{trilogy_adapter_gem}/lib/trilogy_adapter/connection"
+puts "Testing with db adapter: #{defined?(Rails)}"
+if db_adapter == "trilogy" && Gem::Version.new("7.1") > ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING
+  require "trilogy_adapter/connection"
   ActiveSupport.on_load(:active_record) { extend TrilogyAdapter::Connection }
 end