diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8218ec1..5891562 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,6 +98,36 @@ laravel_extension:
 custom seed class, be sure to add the fully qualified namespace (e.g
 `My\Custom\Seeder`)
 
+###Laravel path
+
+By default, the extension will look for the Laravel framework files in the
+directory above the `vendor/` dir, like so:
+
+```
+- app/
+- bootstrap/
+- public/
+- vendor/
+- phpspec.yml
+```
+
+This is the default layout of a Laravel project. However, you can manually
+specify the path to the Laravel framework files like so:
+
+```yaml
+laravel_extension:
+    framework_path: "/shared/laravel/install"
+```
+
+You can specify either an absolute path (use leading slash), or a path relative
+to the `vendor/` directory. For example, a relative path setting for the default
+install location would be as follows:
+
+```yaml
+laravel_extension:
+    framework_path: ".." # Read like vendor/../
+```
+
 ##Usage
 
 ###General testing
diff --git a/src/PhpSpec/Laravel/Extension/LaravelExtension.php b/src/PhpSpec/Laravel/Extension/LaravelExtension.php
index 688e2ca..af0f490 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpec/Laravel/Extension/LaravelExtension.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpec/Laravel/Extension/LaravelExtension.php
@@ -23,22 +23,45 @@ class LaravelExtension implements ExtensionInterface {
      */
     public function load(ServiceContainer $container)
     {
-        $bootstrapPath = __DIR__ . '/../../../../../../../bootstrap';
+        $getBoostrapPath = function ($manualPath = null)
+        {
+            // Configured absolute paths
 
-        // We do this so we can run the tests successfully
+            if (($manualPath !== null) && (strpos($manualPath, '/') === 0)) {
+                return $manualPath . '/bootstrap';
+            }
+
+            // Paths relative to vendor/ dir
+
+            if (!is_dir($vendorDir = getcwd() . '/vendor')) {
+                $vendorDir = __DIR__ . '/../../../../../..';
+            }
 
-        if (file_exists($bootstrapPath . '/autoload.php')) {
-            require $bootstrapPath . '/autoload.php';
-        }
+            if (($manualPath !== null) && is_dir($vendorDir . '/' . $manualPath)) {
+                return $vendorDir . '/' . $manualPath . '/bootstrap';
+            } else {
+                return $vendorDir . '/../bootstrap';
+            }
+        };
 
         // Create & store Laravel wrapper
 
         $container->setShared(
             'laravel',
-            function ($c) use ($bootstrapPath)
+            function ($c) use ($getBoostrapPath)
             {
                 $config = $c->getParam('laravel_extension');
 
+                $bootstrapPath = $getBoostrapPath(
+                    isset($config['framework_path']) ? $config['framework_path'] : null
+                );
+
+                if (file_exists($bootstrapPath . '/autoload.php')) {
+                    require $bootstrapPath . '/autoload.php';
+                } else {
+                    die("Bootstrap dir not found at $bootstrapPath");
+                }
+
                 $laravel = new Laravel(
                     isset($config['testing_environment']) ? $config['testing_environment'] : null,
                     $bootstrapPath