diff --git a/examples/connecting-to-databases.php b/examples/connecting-to-databases.php
index bd110b56..5eca6d5f 100644
--- a/examples/connecting-to-databases.php
+++ b/examples/connecting-to-databases.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 <?php
 
-require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
+if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
+	die('Install packages using `composer install`');
+}
 
 
 // connects to SQlite using dibi class
diff --git a/examples/database-reflection.php b/examples/database-reflection.php
index 5fe76871..840f2053 100644
--- a/examples/database-reflection.php
+++ b/examples/database-reflection.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 <?php
 
-require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
+if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
+	die('Install packages using `composer install`');
+}
 
 
 dibi::connect([
diff --git a/examples/dumping-sql-and-result-set.php b/examples/dumping-sql-and-result-set.php
index 13801517..d23015a6 100644
--- a/examples/dumping-sql-and-result-set.php
+++ b/examples/dumping-sql-and-result-set.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 <?php
 
-require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
+if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
+	die('Install packages using `composer install`');
+}
 
 
 dibi::connect([
diff --git a/examples/importing-dump-from-file.php b/examples/importing-dump-from-file.php
index d3f1e6f3..d143c6fc 100644
--- a/examples/importing-dump-from-file.php
+++ b/examples/importing-dump-from-file.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 <?php
 
-require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
+if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
+	die('Install packages using `composer install`');
+}
 
 
 dibi::connect([
diff --git a/examples/query-language-and-conditions.php b/examples/query-language-and-conditions.php
index 573b46e3..8996d629 100644
--- a/examples/query-language-and-conditions.php
+++ b/examples/query-language-and-conditions.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 <?php
 
-require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
+if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
+	die('Install packages using `composer install`');
+}
 
 
 dibi::connect([
diff --git a/examples/query-language-basic-examples.php b/examples/query-language-basic-examples.php
index 29a9687b..99633959 100644
--- a/examples/query-language-basic-examples.php
+++ b/examples/query-language-basic-examples.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 <?php
 
-require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
+if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
+	die('Install packages using `composer install`');
+}
 
 date_default_timezone_set('Europe/Prague');
 
diff --git a/examples/using-datetime.php b/examples/using-datetime.php
index 462c0897..eeb4e4b2 100644
--- a/examples/using-datetime.php
+++ b/examples/using-datetime.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 <?php
 
-require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
+if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
+	die('Install packages using `composer install`');
+}
 
 date_default_timezone_set('Europe/Prague');
 
diff --git a/examples/using-fluent-syntax.php b/examples/using-fluent-syntax.php
index ebffae9a..9f3b0140 100644
--- a/examples/using-fluent-syntax.php
+++ b/examples/using-fluent-syntax.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 <?php
 
-require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
+if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
+	die('Install packages using `composer install`');
+}
 
 date_default_timezone_set('Europe/Prague');
 
diff --git a/examples/using-limit-and-offset.php b/examples/using-limit-and-offset.php
index f28fe281..3f096497 100644
--- a/examples/using-limit-and-offset.php
+++ b/examples/using-limit-and-offset.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 <?php
 
-require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
+if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
+	die('Install packages using `composer install`');
+}
 
 
 dibi::connect([
diff --git a/examples/using-logger.php b/examples/using-logger.php
index 696714e9..71b8471f 100644
--- a/examples/using-logger.php
+++ b/examples/using-logger.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 <?php
 
-require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
+if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
+	die('Install packages using `composer install`');
+}
 
 date_default_timezone_set('Europe/Prague');
 
diff --git a/examples/using-profiler.php b/examples/using-profiler.php
index ef6c0d10..d67a4f0f 100644
--- a/examples/using-profiler.php
+++ b/examples/using-profiler.php
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 
 <?php
 
-require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
+if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
+	die('Install packages using `composer install`');
+}
 
 
 dibi::connect([
diff --git a/examples/using-substitutions.php b/examples/using-substitutions.php
index b4645abf..5027da4f 100644
--- a/examples/using-substitutions.php
+++ b/examples/using-substitutions.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 <?php
 
-require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
+if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
+	die('Install packages using `composer install`');
+}
 
 
 dibi::connect([
diff --git a/examples/using-transactions.php b/examples/using-transactions.php
index cc5bf5d6..7f46a52d 100644
--- a/examples/using-transactions.php
+++ b/examples/using-transactions.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 <?php
 
-require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
+if (@!include __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php') {
+	die('Install packages using `composer install`');
+}
 
 
 dibi::connect([