diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a2dacb2..edc488d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # firebase-service
 
 After writing the same code twice in different projects, I figured I should
- share it. It's nothing major, just a facade around the Firebase sdk.
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+ share it. It's nothing major, just a facade around the Firebase sdk.
+ 
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diff --git a/src/experimental/firebase-service.js b/src/experimental/firebase-service.js
index 4d42a2a..79d54bf 100644
--- a/src/experimental/firebase-service.js
+++ b/src/experimental/firebase-service.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-let firebase;
+import firebase from 'firebase/app';
+
 let uuid;
 
 class FirebaseService {
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@ class FirebaseService {
   constructor(name, { atomicServerTime = false } = {}) {
     uuid = require('uuid/v4');
     name = name || uuid();
-    firebase = require('firebase/app');
     require('firebase/database');
     require('firebase/auth');
     this.name = name;