diff --git a/samples/simplest/project/Build.scala b/samples/simplest/project/Build.scala
index cc875a5..c79b3fe 100644
--- a/samples/simplest/project/Build.scala
+++ b/samples/simplest/project/Build.scala
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ object ApplicationBuild extends Build {
   )
 
   val appDependencies = Seq(
-  	"org.mandubian" %% "play-actor-room" % "0.1"
+  	"org.mandubian" %% "play-actor-room" % "0.2"
   )
 
   val main = play.Project(appName, appVersion, appDependencies).settings(
diff --git a/samples/websocket-chat/project/Build.scala b/samples/websocket-chat/project/Build.scala
index 3ac0f5f..1b4b61b 100644
--- a/samples/websocket-chat/project/Build.scala
+++ b/samples/websocket-chat/project/Build.scala
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ object ApplicationBuild extends Build {
 	)
 
 	val appDependencies = Seq(
-	  "org.mandubian" %% "play-actor-room" % "0.1"
+	  "org.mandubian" %% "play-actor-room" % "0.2"
 	)
 
   val main = play.Project(appName, appVersion, appDependencies).settings(
diff --git a/src/main/scala/room.scala b/src/main/scala/room.scala
index 9d99a13..7fdb955 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/room.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/room.scala
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class Room(supervisorProps: Props)(implicit app: Application) {
 
   def bot[Payload](id: String)
     (implicit msgFormatter: AdminMsgFormatter[Payload]): Future[Member] = 
-    bot(id, Props[BotReceiver[Payload]])
+    bot(id, Props(classOf[BotSender[Payload]],msgFormatter))
 
   def bot[Payload](
     id: String,
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class BotSender[Payload](implicit msgFormatter: AdminMsgFormatter[Payload]) exte
 }
 
 /** The default actor receiver for Bots */
-class BotReceiver[Payload] extends Actor {
+class BotReceiver[Payload](implicit msgFormatter: AdminMsgFormatter[Payload]) extends Actor {
 
   def receive = {
     case r: Received[Payload] =>