diff --git a/system/core/Loader.php b/system/core/Loader.php
index 6371ca3..20b26d8 100644
--- a/system/core/Loader.php
+++ b/system/core/Loader.php
@@ -1232,7 +1232,11 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _ci_autoloader()
 	{
-		include(APPPATH.'config/autoload.php');
+		if (file_exists(APPPATH.'config/config.php'))
+		{
+			include(APPPATH.'config/autoload.php');
+		}
+
 		if (file_exists(APPPATH.'config/'.ENVIRONMENT.'/autoload.php'))
 		{
 			include(APPPATH.'config/'.ENVIRONMENT.'/autoload.php');