diff --git a/bin/rule-doc-generator.php b/bin/rule-doc-generator.php
index 619bc30..48f568d 100755
--- a/bin/rule-doc-generator.php
+++ b/bin/rule-doc-generator.php
@@ -23,8 +23,13 @@
 
 // load scoped classes
 $scoperAutoloadFilepath = __DIR__ . '/../vendor/scoper-autoload.php';
-if (file_exists($scoperAutoloadFilepath)) {
+if (\file_exists($scoperAutoloadFilepath)) {
     require_once $scoperAutoloadFilepath;
+
+    // tap into project autoload
+    if (file_exists(__DIR__ . '/../../../autoload.php')) {
+        require_once __DIR__ . '/../../../autoload.php';
+    }
 }
 
 $containerFactory = new ContainerFactory();