diff --git a/packages/guides-cli/bin/guides b/packages/guides-cli/bin/guides
index 21d41441b..b1245ad7e 100755
--- a/packages/guides-cli/bin/guides
+++ b/packages/guides-cli/bin/guides
@@ -41,12 +41,19 @@ if ($input->hasParameterOption('-vvv', true)) {
 $containerFactory = new ContainerFactory([new ApplicationExtension()]);
 
 $projectConfig = realpath($vendorDir . '/../guides.xml');
-if (is_file($projectConfig)) {
+if ($projectConfig === false) {
+    // Usage as a normal composer package
+    $projectConfig = realpath($vendorDir . '/t3docs/render-guides/guides.xml');
+}
+
+if ($projectConfig && is_file($projectConfig)) {
     if ($verbosity === 3) {
-        echo 'Loading guides.xml from ' . $projectConfig . PHP_EOL;
+        echo 'Loading render-guides/guides.xml from ' . $projectConfig . PHP_EOL;
     }
     // vendor folder was placed directly into the project directory
     $containerFactory->addConfigFile($projectConfig);
+} elseif ($verbosity === 3) {
+    echo 'No render-guides/guides.xml found.' . PHP_EOL;
 }
 
 $workingDir = $input->getParameterOption('--working-dir', getcwd(), true);