diff --git a/autoload.php b/autoload.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb0a37b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autoload.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Predis package.
+ *
+ * (c) Daniele Alessandri <suppakilla@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+require __DIR__.'/lib/Predis/Autoloader.php';
+
+Predis\Autoloader::register();
diff --git a/examples/SharedConfigurations.php b/examples/SharedConfigurations.php
index 5f568ae9..20ca6b5b 100644
--- a/examples/SharedConfigurations.php
+++ b/examples/SharedConfigurations.php
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  */
 
-require __DIR__.'/../lib/Predis/Autoloader.php';
-
-Predis\Autoloader::register();
+require __DIR__.'/../autoload.php';
 
 $single_server = array(
     'host'     => '127.0.0.1',
diff --git a/test/bootstrap.php b/test/bootstrap.php
index 48078693..3566dd55 100644
--- a/test/bootstrap.php
+++ b/test/bootstrap.php
@@ -9,8 +9,5 @@
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  */
 
-require __DIR__.'/../lib/Predis/Autoloader.php';
-
-Predis\Autoloader::register();
-
+require __DIR__.'/../autoload.php';
 require __DIR__.'/PredisShared.php';