diff --git a/.changesets/require-appsignal-in-grape-integration-file.md b/.changesets/require-appsignal-in-grape-integration-file.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5cccb84c
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+++ b/.changesets/require-appsignal-in-grape-integration-file.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+bump: patch
+type: change
+---
+
+Require the AppSignal gem in the Grape integration file. Previously `require "appsignal"` had to be called before `require "appsignal/integrations/grape"`. This `require "appsignal"` is no longer required.
diff --git a/lib/appsignal/integrations/grape.rb b/lib/appsignal/integrations/grape.rb
index b7c5f19be..a20978281 100644
--- a/lib/appsignal/integrations/grape.rb
+++ b/lib/appsignal/integrations/grape.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "appsignal"
 require "appsignal/rack/grape_middleware"
 
+Appsignal.internal_logger.debug("Loading Grape integration")
+
 module Appsignal
   # @api private
   module Grape