diff --git a/ilab-publish-tool.php b/ilab-publish-tool.php
index 2247c92..ad9d4f6 100644
--- a/ilab-publish-tool.php
+++ b/ilab-publish-tool.php
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
 Author URI: http://interfacelab.com
 */
 
-
-require_once('vendor/autoload.php');
-
 define('ILAB_PUBLISH_TOOLS_DIR',dirname(__FILE__));
 define('ILAB_PUBLISH_VIEW_DIR',ILAB_PUBLISH_TOOLS_DIR.'/views');
 
+if (file_exists(ILAB_PUBLISH_TOOLS_DIR.'/vendor/autoload.php')) {
+	require_once('vendor/autoload.php');
+}
+
 require_once('helpers/ilab-publish-view.php');
 require_once('classes/ilab-publish-tool-plugin.php');