diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 97c3617..dbd66aa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 All notable changes to `laravel-view-components` will be documented in this file
 
+## 1.1.0 - 2018-06-04
+- Dynamically look up components to allow variables in paths
+
 ## 1.0.1 - 2018-06-02
 - Fix config publishing
 
diff --git a/src/CompileRenderDirective.php b/src/CompileRenderDirective.php
index c431dfe..2345b73 100644
--- a/src/CompileRenderDirective.php
+++ b/src/CompileRenderDirective.php
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace Spatie\ViewComponents;
 
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Htmlable;
-use InvalidArgumentException;
-
 final class CompileRenderDirective
 {
     /** @var \Spatie\ViewComponents\ComponentFinder */
@@ -19,20 +16,9 @@ public function __invoke(string $expression): string
     {
         $expressionParts = explode(',', $expression, 2);
 
-        $componentClass = $this->componentFinder->find($expressionParts[0]);
-
-        if (!class_exists($componentClass)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException("View component [{$componentClass}] not found.");
-        }
-
-        if (!array_key_exists(Htmlable::class, class_implements($componentClass))) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(
-                "View component [{$componentClass}] must implement Illuminate\Support\Htmlable."
-            );
-        }
-
+        $componentPath = $expressionParts[0];
         $props = trim($expressionParts[1] ?? '[]');
 
-        return "<?php echo app()->make({$componentClass}::class, {$props})->toHtml(); ?>";
+        return "<?php echo app(app(Spatie\ViewComponents\ComponentFinder::class)->find({$componentPath}), {$props})->toHtml(); ?>";
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ComponentFinder.php b/src/ComponentFinder.php
index c54e58c..1564471 100644
--- a/src/ComponentFinder.php
+++ b/src/ComponentFinder.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Spatie\ViewComponents;
 
 use InvalidArgumentException;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Htmlable;
 
 final class ComponentFinder
 {
@@ -22,9 +23,21 @@ public function find(string $identifier): string
     {
         $identifier = $this->sanitizeIdentifier($identifier);
 
-        return class_exists($identifier)
+        $componentClass = class_exists($identifier)
             ? $identifier
             : $this->expandComponentClassPath($identifier);
+
+        if (! class_exists($componentClass)) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException("View component [{$componentClass}] not found.");
+        }
+
+        if (! array_key_exists(Htmlable::class, class_implements($componentClass))) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException(
+                "View component [{$componentClass}] must implement Illuminate\Support\Htmlable."
+            );
+        }
+
+        return "{$componentClass}::class";
     }
 
     private function expandComponentClassPath(string $path): string
diff --git a/tests/ClassNameTest.php b/tests/ClassNameTest.php
index 411899c..ba51784 100644
--- a/tests/ClassNameTest.php
+++ b/tests/ClassNameTest.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class ClassNameTest extends TestCase
     public function it_renders_a_component_from_a_classname()
     {
         $this->assertBladeCompilesTo(
-            '<?php echo app()->make(Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests\Stubs\MyComponent::class, [])->toHtml(); ?>',
+            '<?php echo app(app(Spatie\ViewComponents\ComponentFinder::class)->find(Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests\Stubs\MyComponent::class), [])->toHtml(); ?>',
             '@render(Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests\Stubs\MyComponent::class)'
         );
     }
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public function it_renders_a_component_from_a_classname()
     public function it_renders_a_component_from_a_classname_with_props()
     {
         $this->assertBladeCompilesTo(
-            "<?php echo app()->make(Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests\Stubs\MyComponent::class, ['color' => 'red'])->toHtml(); ?>",
+            "<?php echo app(app(Spatie\ViewComponents\ComponentFinder::class)->find(Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests\Stubs\MyComponent::class), ['color' => 'red'])->toHtml(); ?>",
             "@render(Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests\Stubs\MyComponent::class, ['color' => 'red'])"
         );
     }
diff --git a/tests/ComponentValidationTest.php b/tests/ComponentValidationTest.php
index 9261ed6..18469a2 100644
--- a/tests/ComponentValidationTest.php
+++ b/tests/ComponentValidationTest.php
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 namespace Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests;
 
 use InvalidArgumentException;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Blade;
+use Spatie\ViewComponents\ComponentFinder;
+use Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests\Stubs\NonHtmlable;
 
 class ComponentValidationTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ public function it_fails_when_a_component_does_not_exist()
         $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
         $this->expectExceptionMessage("View component [App\Http\ViewComponents\DoesNotExist] not found.");
 
-        Blade::compileString("@render('doesNotExist')");
+        $this->app->make(ComponentFinder::class)->find('doesNotExist');
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -24,6 +25,6 @@ public function it_fails_when_a_component_does_not_implement_htmlable()
             "View component [Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests\Stubs\NonHtmlable] must implement Illuminate\Support\Htmlable."
         );
 
-        Blade::compileString("@render(Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests\Stubs\NonHtmlable::class)");
+        $this->app->make(ComponentFinder::class)->find(NonHtmlable::class);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/NamespacesTest.php b/tests/NamespacesTest.php
index c20b2dd..db1b4d3 100644
--- a/tests/NamespacesTest.php
+++ b/tests/NamespacesTest.php
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 namespace Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests;
 
 use InvalidArgumentException;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Blade;
+use Spatie\ViewComponents\ComponentFinder;
+use Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests\Stubs\MyComponent;
 
 class NamespacesTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -18,9 +19,9 @@ protected function getEnvironmentSetUp($app)
     /** @test */
     public function it_renders_a_component_from_a_path_with_an_explicit_namespace()
     {
-        $this->assertBladeCompilesTo(
-            '<?php echo app()->make(Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests\Stubs\MyComponent::class, [])->toHtml(); ?>',
-            "@render('stubs::myComponent')"
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            MyComponent::class.'::class',
+            $this->app->make(ComponentFinder::class)->find('stubs::myComponent')
         );
     }
 
@@ -32,6 +33,6 @@ public function it_throws_an_exception_when_a_namespace_doesnt_exist()
             "View component namespace [nonExistingNamespace] doesn't exist."
         );
 
-        Blade::compileString("@render('nonExistingNamespace::myComponent')");
+        $this->app->make(ComponentFinder::class)->find('nonExistingNamespace::myComponent');
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/RootNamespaceTest.php b/tests/RootNamespaceTest.php
index b6421c9..b1dfdd9 100644
--- a/tests/RootNamespaceTest.php
+++ b/tests/RootNamespaceTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 namespace Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests;
 
+use Spatie\ViewComponents\ComponentFinder;
+use Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests\Stubs\MyComponent;
+use Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests\Stubs\Nested\NestedComponent;
+
 class RootNamespaceTest extends TestCase
 {
     protected function getEnvironmentSetUp($app)
@@ -15,18 +19,18 @@ protected function getEnvironmentSetUp($app)
     /** @test */
     public function it_renders_a_component_from_a_path()
     {
-        $this->assertBladeCompilesTo(
-            '<?php echo app()->make(Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests\Stubs\MyComponent::class, [])->toHtml(); ?>',
-            "@render('myComponent')"
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            MyComponent::class.'::class',
+            $this->app->make(ComponentFinder::class)->find('myComponent')
         );
     }
 
     /** @test */
     public function it_renders_a_component_from_a_nested_path()
     {
-        $this->assertBladeCompilesTo(
-            '<?php echo app()->make(Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests\Stubs\Nested\NestedComponent::class, [])->toHtml(); ?>',
-            "@render('nested.nestedComponent')"
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            NestedComponent::class.'::class',
+            $this->app->make(ComponentFinder::class)->find('nested.nestedComponent')
         );
     }
 
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ public function it_renders_a_component_from_a_nested_path()
     public function it_renders_a_component_from_a_path_with_props()
     {
         $this->assertBladeCompilesTo(
-            "<?php echo app()->make(Spatie\ViewComponents\Tests\Stubs\MyComponent::class, ['color' => 'red'])->toHtml(); ?>",
+            "<?php echo app(app(Spatie\ViewComponents\ComponentFinder::class)->find('myComponent'), ['color' => 'red'])->toHtml(); ?>",
             "@render('myComponent', ['color' => 'red'])"
         );
     }