diff --git a/src/LocaleSwitcher.php b/src/LocaleSwitcher.php
index c503cb9..b0d70df 100644
--- a/src/LocaleSwitcher.php
+++ b/src/LocaleSwitcher.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php namespace Lykegenes\LaravelLocaleSwitcher;
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Session\SessionInterface;
 
@@ -172,7 +173,9 @@ public function setAppLocale()
         $this->switchLocale();
 
         if ($this->sessionHasLocale()) {
-            app()->setLocale($this->session->get(static::SESSION_KEY));
+            $locale = $this->session->get(static::SESSION_KEY);
+            App::setLocale($locale);
+            return $locale;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/LocaleSwitcherTest.php b/tests/LocaleSwitcherTest.php
index d288e5f..2287b09 100644
--- a/tests/LocaleSwitcherTest.php
+++ b/tests/LocaleSwitcherTest.php
@@ -115,4 +115,20 @@ public function it_uses_request_over_cookie()
         $this->assertEquals('fr', $newLocale);
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_sets_app_locale()
+    {
+        $this->request->shouldReceive('input')->zeroOrMoreTimes()->andReturn('fr');
+        $this->session->shouldReceive('has')->zeroOrMoreTimes()->andReturn(true);
+        $this->session->shouldReceive('get')->zeroOrMoreTimes()->andReturn('fr');
+        Illuminate\Support\Facades\App::shouldReceive('setLocale')->once();
+
+        $newLocale = $this->localeSwitcher->setAppLocale();
+
+        $this->assertTrue($this->localeSwitcher->localeWasSwitched());
+        $this->assertNotEquals('', $newLocale);
+        $this->assertNotEquals('en', $newLocale);
+        $this->assertEquals('fr', $newLocale);
+    }
+
 }