diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index f8848ab8..b6405920 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     "require": {
         "php": ">=5.3.0",
         "ext-fileinfo": "*",
-        "illuminate/support": "4.1.*"
+        "illuminate/support": "4.1.*",
+        "illuminate/config": "4.1.*"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "phpunit/phpunit": "3.*",
diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/ImageManager.php b/src/Intervention/Image/ImageManager.php
index 2f8aee56..600706d6 100644
--- a/src/Intervention/Image/ImageManager.php
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/ImageManager.php
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 namespace Intervention\Image;
 
+use Illuminate\Config\Repository as Config;
+use Illuminate\Config\FileLoader;
+use Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem;
+
 class ImageManager
 {
     public $config;
@@ -15,8 +19,13 @@ class ImageManager
 
         } else {
 
-            $loader = new FileLoader(new Filesystem, __DIR__.'/../../config');
-            $this->config = new Config($loader, null);
+            $config_path = __DIR__.'/../../config';
+            $env = 'production';
+
+            $file = new Filesystem;
+            $loader = new FileLoader($file, $config_path);
+            $this->config = new Config($loader, $env);
+            $this->config->package('intervention/image', $config_path, 'image');
         }
     }