diff --git a/bin/uuid b/bin/uuid
index 982781e..1ce97bc 100755
--- a/bin/uuid
+++ b/bin/uuid
@@ -13,17 +13,29 @@
 date_default_timezone_set('UTC');
 
 if (PHP_SAPI !== 'cli') {
-    echo 'Warning: uuid should be invoked via the CLI version of PHP, not the ' . PHP_SAPI . ' SAPI' . PHP_EOL;
+    die('uuid should be invoked via the CLI version of PHP, not the ' . PHP_SAPI . ' SAPI' . PHP_EOL);
 }
 
-if (!file_exists(__DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php')) {
-    echo 'You must set up the project dependencies, run the following commands:' . PHP_EOL .
-        'curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php' . PHP_EOL .
-        'php composer.phar install' . PHP_EOL;
-    exit(1);
+$files = array(
+    __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php',
+    __DIR__ . '/../../../autoload.php',
+);
+
+foreach ($files as $file) {
+    if (file_exists($file)) {
+        require $file;
+        define('UUID_COMPOSER_INSTALL', $file);
+        break;
+    }
 }
 
-require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
+if (!defined('UUID_COMPOSER_INSTALL')) {
+    die(
+        'You need to set up the project dependencies using the following commands:' . PHP_EOL .
+        'curl -s http://getcomposer.org/installer | php' . PHP_EOL .
+        'php composer.phar install' . PHP_EOL
+    );
+}
 
 use Rhumsaa\Uuid\Console\Application;
 use Rhumsaa\Uuid\Console\Command;