diff --git a/lib/hnapi.js b/lib/hnapi.js
index 97de7fe..0480b8c 100644
--- a/lib/hnapi.js
+++ b/lib/hnapi.js
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-var Firebase = require('firebase');
+var firebase = require('firebase');
 var moment = require('moment');
 var extend = require('extend');
 var url = require('url');
 
-var hn = new Firebase('https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0');
+firebase.initializeApp({
+  databaseURL: 'https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com',
+});
+var hn = firebase.database().ref('/v0');
 var hnRecentItems = hn.child('updates/items');
 
 var typeMapping = {