diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3f32397..ed6f03b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ Install via composer
 composer require rap2hpoutre/laravel-log-viewer
 ```
 
-Enable facades by uncommenting this line in `bootstrap/app.php`:
-```php
-$app->withFacades();
-```
-
 Add the following in `bootstrap/app.php`:
 ```php
 $app->register(Rap2hpoutre\LaravelLogViewer\LaravelLogViewerServiceProvider::class);
diff --git a/src/Rap2hpoutre/LaravelLogViewer/LaravelLogViewer.php b/src/Rap2hpoutre/LaravelLogViewer/LaravelLogViewer.php
index b0a79e7..4c67a3c 100644
--- a/src/Rap2hpoutre/LaravelLogViewer/LaravelLogViewer.php
+++ b/src/Rap2hpoutre/LaravelLogViewer/LaravelLogViewer.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 namespace Rap2hpoutre\LaravelLogViewer;
 
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;
 use Psr\Log\LogLevel;
 use ReflectionClass;
 
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ public static function setFile($file)
     {
         $file = self::pathToLogFile($file);
 
-        if (File::exists($file)) {
+        if (app('files')->exists($file)) {
             self::$file = $file;
         }
     }
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ public static function pathToLogFile($file)
     {
         $logsPath = storage_path('logs');
 
-        if (File::exists($file)) { // try the absolute path
+        if (app('files')->exists($file)) { // try the absolute path
             return $file;
         }
 
@@ -98,9 +97,9 @@ public static function all()
             self::$file = $log_file[0];
         }
 
-        if (File::size(self::$file) > self::MAX_FILE_SIZE) return null;
+        if (app('files')->size(self::$file) > self::MAX_FILE_SIZE) return null;
 
-        $file = File::get(self::$file);
+        $file = app('files')->get(self::$file);
 
         preg_match_all($pattern, $file, $headings);
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/LogViewerController.php b/src/controllers/LogViewerController.php
index bb543e1..c6cc417 100644
--- a/src/controllers/LogViewerController.php
+++ b/src/controllers/LogViewerController.php
@@ -7,32 +7,32 @@ class BaseController extends \Illuminate\Routing\Controller {}
     class BaseController extends \Laravel\Lumen\Routing\Controller {}
 }
 
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redirect;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Request;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Response;
-
 class LogViewerController extends BaseController
 {
+    protected $request;
+
+    public function __construct ()
+    {
+        $this->request = app('request');
+    }
 
     public function index()
     {
 
-        if (Request::input('l')) {
-            LaravelLogViewer::setFile(base64_decode(Request::input('l')));
+        if ($this->request->input('l')) {
+            LaravelLogViewer::setFile(base64_decode($this->request->input('l')));
         }
 
-        if (Request::input('dl')) {
-            return Response::download(LaravelLogViewer::pathToLogFile(base64_decode(Request::input('dl'))));
-        } elseif (Request::has('del')) {
-            File::delete(LaravelLogViewer::pathToLogFile(base64_decode(Request::input('del'))));
-            return $this->redirect(Request::url());
+        if ($this->request->input('dl')) {
+            return $this->download(LaravelLogViewer::pathToLogFile(base64_decode($this->request->input('dl'))));
+        } elseif ($this->request->has('del')) {
+            app('files')->delete(LaravelLogViewer::pathToLogFile(base64_decode($this->request->input('del'))));
+            return $this->redirect($this->request->url());
         }
 
         $logs = LaravelLogViewer::all();
 
-        return View::make('laravel-log-viewer::log', [
+        return app('view')->make('laravel-log-viewer::log', [
             'logs' => $logs,
             'files' => LaravelLogViewer::getFiles(true),
             'current_file' => LaravelLogViewer::getFileName()
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ private function redirect($to)
             return redirect($to);
         }
 
-        return Redirect::to($to);
+        return app('redirect')->to($to);
+    }
+
+    private function download($data)
+    {
+        if (function_exists('response')) {
+            return response()->download($data);
+        }
+
+        // For laravel 4.2
+        return app('\Illuminate\Support\Facades\Response')->download($data);
     }
 }