diff --git a/src/plugins/sms.ts b/src/plugins/sms.ts
index 4a0bbf3e55..be15d57daf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sms.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/sms.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import {Plugin, Cordova} from './plugin';
-import {isInstalled} from "./plugin";
-import {pluginWarn} from "./plugin";
 
 export interface smsOptions {
 
@@ -22,15 +20,13 @@ export interface smsOptionsAndroid {
 
 }
 
-declare var sms : any;
-
 /**
  *
  *
  * Requires Cordova plugin: cordova-plugin-sms. For more info, please see the [SMS plugin docs](https://github.com/cordova-sms/cordova-sms-plugin).
  *
  * ```
- * cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-sms
+ * cordova plugin add https://github.com/cordova-sms/cordova-sms-plugin.git
  * ```
  *
  * @usage
@@ -40,25 +36,28 @@ declare var sms : any;
  * ```
  */
 @Plugin({
-  plugin: 'cordova-plugin-sms',
+  plugin: 'https://github.com/cordova-sms/cordova-sms-plugin.git',
   pluginRef: 'sms'
 })
 export class SMS {
 
   /**
    * Sends sms to a number
-   * @param number [number] Phone number
+   * @param number [string or array of strings] Phone number
    * @param message [string] Message
    * @param options [object] Options
    * @param options.replaceLineBreaks [boolean]  Set to true to replace \n by a new line. Default: false
    * @param options.android.intent [string] Set to "INTENT" to send SMS with the native android SMS messaging. Leaving it empty will send the SMS without opening any app.
    * @returns {Promise<any>}
    */
-  static send(number : number, message : string, options : smsOptions) : Promise<any> {
-    return new Promise<any>((res, rej) => {
-      // TODO handle error in case plugin doesn't exist
-      sms.send(number, message, options, () => res(), (error : any) => rej(error));
-    });
+  @Cordova()
+  static send(number : any, message : string, options? : smsOptions) : Promise<any> {
+    // This Promise is replaced by one from the @Cordova decorator that wraps
+    // the plugin's callbacks. We provide a dummy one here so TypeScript
+    // knows that the correct return type is Promise, because there's no way
+    // for it to know the return type from a decorator.
+    // See https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/4881
+    return new Promise<any>((res, rej) => {});
   }
 
 }