diff --git a/bin/rector.php b/bin/rector.php
index e3cb2944cc3..5dc0d7c3758 100644
--- a/bin/rector.php
+++ b/bin/rector.php
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 <?php declare(strict_types=1);
 
+use Rector\Console\Application;
 use Rector\DependencyInjection\ContainerFactory;
-use Symfony\Component\Console\Application;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput;
+use Symplify\PackageBuilder\Configuration\ConfigFilePathHelper;
+use Symplify\PackageBuilder\Console\Style\SymfonyStyleFactory;
 
 // Performance boost
 gc_disable();
@@ -9,10 +12,29 @@ gc_disable();
 // Require Composer autoload.php
 require_once __DIR__ . '/bootstrap.php';
 
-// Build DI container
-$container = (new ContainerFactory)->create();
 
-// Run Console Application
-/** @var Application $application */
-$application = $container->get(Application::class);
-$application->run();
+try {
+    // 1. Detect configuration
+    ConfigFilePathHelper::detectFromInput('rector', new ArgvInput);
+
+    // 2. Build DI container
+    $containerFactory = new ContainerFactory;
+    $configFile = ConfigFilePathHelper::provide('rector', 'rector.yml');
+
+    if ($configFile) {
+        $container = $containerFactory->createWithConfig($configFile);
+    } else {
+        $container = $containerFactory->create();
+    }
+
+    // 3. Run Console Application
+    /** @var Application $application */
+    $application = $container->get(Application::class);
+    $statusCode = $application->run();
+    exit($statusCode);
+
+} catch (Throwable $throwable) {
+    $symfonyStyle = SymfonyStyleFactory::create();
+    $symfonyStyle->error($throwable->getMessage());
+    exit(1);
+}