diff --git a/docs/troubleshooting.md b/docs/troubleshooting.md
index c3f86b3..0cca5e4 100644
--- a/docs/troubleshooting.md
+++ b/docs/troubleshooting.md
@@ -20,4 +20,12 @@ public static function boot()
 
     static::bootStapler();
 }
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
+
+When using the [Illuminate Database component](https://github.com/illuminate/database) without Laravel, make sure the event dispatcher is set!
+```
+// Set the event dispatcher
+use Illuminate\Events\Dispatcher;
+use Illuminate\Container\Container;
+$capsule->setEventDispatcher(new Dispatcher(new Container));
+```