diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index d329bfe..506ac61 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ AllCops:
     - bin/*
     - gemfiles/*
     - spec/dummy/**/*
-    - lib/generators/**/*.rb
 
 Gemspec/RequireMFA:
   Enabled: false
diff --git a/lib/generators/royce/install_generator.rb b/lib/generators/royce/install_generator.rb
index e97aa11..dba6485 100644
--- a/lib/generators/royce/install_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/royce/install_generator.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 require 'rails/generators'
 require 'rails/generators/active_record'
 
@@ -6,7 +8,7 @@ class InstallGenerator < ::Rails::Generators::Base
 
     include ::Rails::Generators::Migration
 
-    source_root File.expand_path('../templates', __FILE__)
+    source_root File.expand_path('templates', __dir__)
 
     desc 'Generates DB migration files for Royce'
     def create_migration_file
diff --git a/lib/royce.rb b/lib/royce.rb
index f9fe0e6..e48f389 100644
--- a/lib/royce.rb
+++ b/lib/royce.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+# require external dependencies
 require 'zeitwerk'
-loader = Zeitwerk::Loader.for_gem
-generators = "#{__dir__}/generators"
-loader.ignore(generators)
-loader.setup
+
+# load zeitwerk
+Zeitwerk::Loader.for_gem.tap do |loader|
+  loader.ignore("#{__dir__}/generators")
+  loader.setup
+end
 
 module Royce
-  require 'royce/engine' if defined?(Rails)
+  require_relative 'royce/engine' if defined?(Rails)
 end