diff --git a/bin/bootstrap.php b/bin/bootstrap.php
index cbd66138d..58ddef357 100644
--- a/bin/bootstrap.php
+++ b/bin/bootstrap.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 |
 */
 
-$basePath = $_SERVER['APP_BASE_PATH'] ?? $_ENV['APP_BASE_PATH'] ?? $serverState['octaneConfig']['base_path'] ?? null;
+$basePath = $_SERVER['APP_BASE_PATH'] ?? getenv('APP_BASE_PATH') ?? $serverState['octaneConfig']['base_path'] ?? null;
 
 if (! is_string($basePath)) {
     echo 'Cannot find application base path.';
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 |
 */
 
-$vendorDir = $_ENV['COMPOSER_VENDOR_DIR'] ?? "{$basePath}/vendor";
+$vendorDir = getenv('COMPOSER_VENDOR_DIR') ?? "{$basePath}/vendor";
 
 if (! is_file($autoload_file = "{$vendorDir}/autoload.php")) {
     echo "Composer autoload file was not found. Did you install the project's dependencies?";
diff --git a/config/octane.php b/config/octane.php
index 8cfba0114..03be7da58 100644
--- a/config/octane.php
+++ b/config/octane.php
@@ -221,4 +221,17 @@
 
     'max_execution_time' => 30,
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Vendor Path
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This value determines the path to the "vendor" directory that Octane will
+    | use when bootstrapping the application. By default, it will use the
+    | vendor folder inside the base path of the application.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'vendor_path' => env('OCTANE_VENDOR_PATH', base_path('vendor')),
+
 ];
diff --git a/src/Commands/StartFrankenPhpCommand.php b/src/Commands/StartFrankenPhpCommand.php
index 6f004b3f9..ddb9a5f6e 100644
--- a/src/Commands/StartFrankenPhpCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/StartFrankenPhpCommand.php
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ public function handle(ServerProcessInspector $inspector, ServerStateFile $serve
             'CADDY_SERVER_WORKER_DIRECTIVE' => $this->workerCount() ? "num {$this->workerCount()}" : '',
             'CADDY_SERVER_EXTRA_DIRECTIVES' => $this->buildMercureConfig(),
             'CADDY_SERVER_WATCH_DIRECTIVES' => $this->buildWatchConfig(),
+            'COMPOSER_VENDOR_DIR' => config('octane.vendor_path'),
         ]));
 
         $server = $process->start();
diff --git a/src/Commands/StartRoadRunnerCommand.php b/src/Commands/StartRoadRunnerCommand.php
index 8f7567904..21171f259 100644
--- a/src/Commands/StartRoadRunnerCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/StartRoadRunnerCommand.php
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ public function handle(ServerProcessInspector $inspector, ServerStateFile $serve
             'APP_ENV' => app()->environment(),
             'APP_BASE_PATH' => base_path(),
             'LARAVEL_OCTANE' => 1,
+            'COMPOSER_VENDOR_DIR' => config('octane.vendor_path'),
         ]))->start();
 
         $serverStateFile->writeProcessId($server->getPid());
diff --git a/src/Commands/StartSwooleCommand.php b/src/Commands/StartSwooleCommand.php
index 4d31dbc3a..28ff45938 100644
--- a/src/Commands/StartSwooleCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/StartSwooleCommand.php
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public function handle(
             'APP_ENV' => app()->environment(),
             'APP_BASE_PATH' => base_path(),
             'LARAVEL_OCTANE' => 1,
+            'COMPOSER_VENDOR_DIR' => config('octane.vendor_path'),
         ]))->start();
 
         return $this->runServer($server, $inspector, 'swoole');