diff --git a/app/Console/Kernel.php b/app/Console/Kernel.php
index be5a572..214645a 100644
--- a/app/Console/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Console/Kernel.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use App\Console\Commands\ProcessUploadCommand;
 use App\Console\Commands\RegenerateThumbnailsCommand;
 use App\Upload;
 use Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Schedule;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Application;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Console\Kernel as ConsoleKernel;
 
 class Kernel extends ConsoleKernel
@@ -36,6 +37,11 @@ class Kernel extends ConsoleKernel
     protected function commands()
     {
         require base_path('routes/console.php');
-        $this->load(__DIR__.'/Commands');
+
+        // We can only auto-load commands for Laravel 5.5.0 or above
+        if (version_compare(Application::VERSION, '5.5.0') >= 0)
+        {
+            $this->load(__DIR__.'/Commands');
+        }
     }
 }