diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 63d756c..c62e453 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   "author": "ben@howdy.ai",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
+    "axios": "^0.18.0",
     "debug": "^2.6.8",
     "request": "^2.81.0",
     "request-promise": "^4.2.1"
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 223f62f..3f5b072 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -3,14 +3,39 @@
 This plugin provides Botkit developers a way to use the [rasa NLU](https://rasa.ai/) open source, self hosted natural language API.
 
 
-```
-var rasa = require('botkit-rasa')({rasa_uri: 'http://localhost:5000'});
-controller.middleware.receive.use(rasa.receive);
 
-controller.hears(['my_intent'],'message_received', rasa.hears, function(bot, message) {
+## Setup
+
+Add botkit-rasa as a dependency to your Botkit-bot.
+`npm install botkit-rasa`
+
+Enable the middleware:
+
+```javascript 
+    var rasa = require('botkit-rasa')({
+        rasa_uri: "my_rasa_url",//if no url was provided http://localhost:5000 will be used.
+        project: "my_project",//project to use, if no project was provided project won't be used in the request.
+        model: "my_model"//model to use, if no model was provided model won't be used in the request.
+        });
+
+    //if you chose to not include the project or the model you should adapt your rasa_uri to include these
+    //mind the 'parse' route in this case.
+   var rasa = require('botkit-rasa')({
+       rasa_uri: "localhost:5000/parse?&model=<model>&project=<project>"
+       });
+
+    controller.middleware.receive.use(rasa.receive);
 
+    //Eventually set rasa hears as the standard hears method.
+    controller.changeEars(rasa.hears);
+```
+Setup a controller to use the hears middleware.
+```javascript
+controller.hears(['my_intent'],'message_received', rasa.hears, function(bot, message) {
     console.log('Intent:', message.intent);
     console.log('Entities:', message.entities);    
-
 });
 ```
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/middleware.js b/src/middleware.js
index 2b05481..63a52ca 100644
--- a/src/middleware.js
+++ b/src/middleware.js
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
-const request = require('request-promise')
 const debug = require('debug')('botkit:rasa')
-
+const axios = require('axios');
 module.exports = config => {
   if (!config) {
     config = {}
   }
 
-  if (!config.rasa_uri) {
+  if (!config.rasa_uri) {    
     config.rasa_uri = 'http://localhost:5000'
   }
+  const rasa = axios.create({
+    baseURL: config.rasa_uri
+  })
+
 
   var middleware = {
     receive: (bot, message, next) => {
@@ -18,21 +21,25 @@ module.exports = config => {
       }
 
       debug('Sending message to Rasa', message.text)
-      const options = {
-        method: 'POST',
-        uri: `${config.rasa_uri}/parse`,
-        body: {
+      var request={
+        method: 'get',
+        params: {
           q: message.text
-        },
-        json: true
+        }
+      };
+      
+      if(config.project && config.model){
+        request.url="/parse"  
+        request.params.project=config.project;
+        request.params.model=config.model;
       }
-
-      request(options)
-        .then(response => {
-          debug('Rasa response', response)
-          message.intent = response.intent
-          message.entities = response.entities
-          next()
+      rasa(request).then(function (response) {
+          debug('Rasa response', response);
+          message.intent = response.data.intent;
+          message.entities = response.data.entities;
+          next();
+        }).catch(function (err) {
+          debug("Couldn't retrieve response from rasa. Check if your url, project and model are set correctly.",err);
         })
     },