diff --git a/ig.cabal b/ig.cabal
--- a/ig.cabal
+++ b/ig.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                ig
-version:             0.1
+version:             0.2
 synopsis:            Bindings to Instagram's API.
 homepage:            https://github.com/loyful/ig
 license:             BSD3
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
   ghc-options: -Wall
   exposed-modules:
     Instagram
---  other-modules:
   build-depends:
      base                 >= 4       && < 5
      , bytestring           >= 0.9     && < 0.11
@@ -47,30 +46,21 @@
      , resourcet
      , conduit              == 1.0.*
      , http-types
-     , http-conduit         == 1.9.*
-     , attoparsec           == 0.10.*
+     , http-conduit         == 2.0.*
+     , attoparsec           >= 0.10 && < 0.12
      , attoparsec-conduit   == 1.0.*
-     , aeson                >= 0.5     && < 0.7,
-     time,
-     data-default,
-     lifted-base,
-     unordered-containers
-    , crypto-api >= 0.11 && < 0.13
-    , cryptohash >= 0.7
-    , cryptohash-cryptoapi == 0.1.*
-    , base16-bytestring    >= 0.1
+     , aeson                >= 0.5  && < 0.8
+     , time
+     , data-default
+     , lifted-base
+     , unordered-containers
+     , crypto-api >= 0.11 && < 0.13
+     , cryptohash >= 0.7
+     , cryptohash-cryptoapi == 0.1.*
+     , base16-bytestring    >= 0.1
   extensions:
     OverloadedStrings
     DeriveDataTypeable
-    -- -- Copied from fb-0.14.6, may be useful =).
-    -- EmptyDataDecls
-    -- GADTs
-    -- StandaloneDeriving
-    -- ScopedTypeVariables
-    -- GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving
-    -- TypeFamilies
-    -- FlexibleInstances
-    -- MultiParamTypeClasses
   other-modules:  
                   Instagram.Types,
                   Instagram.Monad,
diff --git a/src/Instagram/Monad.hs b/src/Instagram/Monad.hs
--- a/src/Instagram/Monad.hs
+++ b/src/Instagram/Monad.hs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
                                    , defaultRestoreM )
 import Control.Monad.Trans.Reader (ReaderT(..), ask, mapReaderT)
 import Data.Typeable (Typeable)
+import Data.Default
 import qualified Control.Monad.Trans.Resource as R
 import qualified Control.Exception.Lifted as L
 
@@ -103,10 +104,10 @@
 -- | build a post request to Instagram
 getPostRequest :: (Monad m,HT.QueryLike q) => ByteString -- ^ the url path
   -> q -- ^ the query parameters
-  -> InstagramT m (H.Request a) -- ^ the properly configured request
+  -> InstagramT m H.Request -- ^ the properly configured request
 getPostRequest path query=do
   host<-getHost
-  return $ H.def {
+  return $ def {
                      H.secure=True
                      , H.host = host
                      , H.port = 443
@@ -118,14 +119,14 @@
 -- | build a get request to Instagram
 getGetRequest :: (Monad m,MonadIO m,HT.QueryLike q) => ByteString -- ^ the url path
   -> q -- ^ the query parameters
-  -> InstagramT m (H.Request a) -- ^ the properly configured request
+  -> InstagramT m H.Request -- ^ the properly configured request
 getGetRequest path query=do
   host<-getHost
   let qs=HT.renderQuery True $ HT.toQuery query
 #if DEBUG
   liftIO $ BSC.putStrLn $ BS.append path qs
 #endif  
-  return $ H.def {
+  return $ def {
                      H.secure=True
                      , H.host = host
                      , H.port = 443
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@
 -- | build a delete request  to Instagram
 getDeleteRequest :: (Monad m,MonadIO m,HT.QueryLike q) => ByteString -- ^ the url path
   -> q -- ^ the query parameters
-  -> InstagramT m (H.Request a) -- ^ the properly configured request
+  -> InstagramT m H.Request -- ^ the properly configured request
 getDeleteRequest path query=do
   get<-getGetRequest path query
   return $ get {H.method=HT.methodDelete}
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@
 -- | perform a HTTP request and deal with the JSON result
 igReq :: forall b (m :: * -> *) wrappedErr .
                     (MonadBaseControl IO m, C.MonadResource m,FromJSON b,FromJSON wrappedErr) =>
-                    H.Request (InstagramT m)
+                    H.Request
                     -> (wrappedErr -> IGError) -- ^ extract the error from the JSON
                     -> InstagramT m b
 igReq req extractError=do
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@
 -- instagram returns either a result, or an error
 getJSONResponse :: forall (m :: * -> *) v.
                                  (MonadBaseControl IO m, C.MonadResource m,FromJSON v) =>
-                                 H.Request (InstagramT m)
+                                 H.Request
                                  -> InstagramT
                                       m v
 getJSONResponse req=igReq req id
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@
 -- the error is wrapped inside the envelope
 getJSONEnvelope :: forall (m :: * -> *) v.
                                  (MonadBaseControl IO m, C.MonadResource m,FromJSON v) =>
-                                 H.Request (InstagramT m)
+                                 H.Request
                                  -> InstagramT
                                       m (Envelope v)
 getJSONEnvelope req=igReq req eeMeta
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@
 
 -- | utility function to get an envelop, independently of how the request is built
 getEnvelopeM :: (MonadBaseControl IO m, C.MonadResource m,HT.QueryLike ql,FromJSON v) =>
-  (ByteString -> HT.Query -> InstagramT m (H.Request (InstagramT m))) -- ^ the request building method 
+  (ByteString -> HT.Query -> InstagramT m H.Request) -- ^ the request building method 
   -> [T.Text]  -- ^ the URL components, will be concatenated
   -> Maybe OAuthToken -- ^ the access token
   -> ql -- ^ the query parameters