diff --git a/src/deferred-bootstrap.js b/src/deferred-bootstrap.js
index 44afcfb..187363c 100644
--- a/src/deferred-bootstrap.js
+++ b/src/deferred-bootstrap.js
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 var isObject = angular.isObject,
   isFunction = angular.isFunction,
+  isArray = angular.isArray,
   isString = angular.isString,
   forEach = angular.forEach,
+  ngInjector = angular.injector(['ng']),
+  $q = ngInjector.get('$q'),
   bodyElement,
-  injector = angular.injector(['ng']),
-  $q = injector.get('$q'),
-  $http = injector.get('$http'),
   loadingClass = 'deferred-bootstrap-loading',
   errorClass = 'deferred-bootstrap-error';
 
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ function addErrorClass() {
   bodyElement.addClass(errorClass);
 }
 
-function isPromise (value) {
+function isPromise(value) {
   return isObject(value) && isFunction(value.then);
 }
 
-function checkConfig (config) {
+function checkConfig(config) {
   if (!isObject(config)) {
     throw new Error('Bootstrap configuration must be an object.');
   }
@@ -43,7 +43,15 @@ function checkConfig (config) {
   }
 }
 
-function doBootstrap (element, module) {
+function createInjector(injectorModules) {
+  if (!isArray(injectorModules)) {
+    return (injectorModules === 'ng') ? ngInjector : angular.injector([injectorModules]);
+  } else {
+    return (injectorModules.length === 1 && injectorModules[0] === 'ng') ? ngInjector : angular.injector(injectorModules);
+  }
+}
+
+function doBootstrap(element, module) {
   var deferred = $q.defer();
 
   angular.element(document).ready(function () {
@@ -56,11 +64,12 @@ function doBootstrap (element, module) {
   return deferred.promise;
 }
 
-function bootstrap (configParam) {
-
+function bootstrap(configParam) {
   var config = configParam || {},
     element = config.element,
     module = config.module,
+    injectorModules = config.injectorModules || ['ng'],
+    injector,
     promises = [],
     constantNames = [];
 
@@ -69,15 +78,18 @@ function bootstrap (configParam) {
   addLoadingClass();
   checkConfig(config);
 
-  function callResolveFn (resolveFunction, constantName) {
+  function callResolveFn(resolveFunction, constantName) {
     var result;
 
     constantNames.push(constantName);
-    if (!isFunction(resolveFunction)) {
-      throw new Error('Resolve for \'' + constantName + '\' is not a function.');
+
+    if (!isFunction(resolveFunction) && !isArray(resolveFunction)) {
+      throw new Error('Resolve for \'' + constantName + '\' is not a valid dependency injection format.');
     }
 
-    result = resolveFunction($http, $q, injector);
+    injector = createInjector(injectorModules);
+    result = injector.instantiate(resolveFunction);
+
     if (isPromise(result)) {
       promises.push(result);
     } else {
@@ -85,7 +97,7 @@ function bootstrap (configParam) {
     }
   }
 
-  function handleResults (results) {
+  function handleResults(results) {
     forEach(results, function (value, index) {
       var result = value && value.data ? value.data : value;
       angular.module(module).constant(constantNames[index], result);
@@ -107,7 +119,6 @@ function bootstrap (configParam) {
 
 }
 
-// publish external API
 window.deferredBootstrapper = {
   bootstrap: bootstrap
-};
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/deferred-bootstrap.spec.js b/test/deferred-bootstrap.spec.js
index 9a685d5..394ff3d 100644
--- a/test/deferred-bootstrap.spec.js
+++ b/test/deferred-bootstrap.spec.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 // A jasmine 2.0 -like interface for async tests
 function itAsync(title, func) {
-  it(title, function() {
+  it(title, function () {
     var finished = false;
 
     function done() {
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function itAsync(title, func) {
 
     func(done);
 
-    waitsFor(function() {
+    waitsFor(function () {
       return finished === true;
     });
   });
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('deferredBootstrapper', function () {
         bodyElement;
     var APP_NAME = 'testApp';
 
-    beforeEach(function() {
+    beforeEach(function () {
       bootstrap = window.deferredBootstrapper.bootstrap;
       bodyElement = window.document.body;
     });
@@ -76,13 +76,71 @@ describe('deferredBootstrapper', function () {
       expect(isPromise(promise)).toBe(true);
 
       promise.then(function (result) {
-          expect(result).toBe(true);
+        expect(result).toBe(true);
 
-          done();
-        });
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    itAsync('should allow custom injector module(s) to be used to create the injector', function (done) {
+      var customModuleName = 'custom.module';
+      angular.module(customModuleName, ['ng'])
+        .service('CustomService', ['$q', function ($q) {
+          this.get = function () {
+            var deferred = $q.defer();
+
+            deferred.resolve('foo');
+
+            return deferred.promise;
+          };
+        }]);
+
+      var promise = bootstrap({
+        element: bodyElement,
+        module: APP_NAME,
+        injectorModules: customModuleName,
+        resolve: {
+          CONFIG: ['CustomService', function (CustomService) {
+            return CustomService.get();
+          }]
+        }
+      });
+
+      expect(isPromise(promise)).toBe(true);
+
+      promise.then(function (result) {
+        expect(result).toBe(true);
+
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    itAsync('should use the default ngInjector if "ng" is specified as the injectorModules config option', function (done) {
+      var promise = bootstrap({
+        element: bodyElement,
+        module: APP_NAME,
+        injectorModules: ['ng'],
+        resolve: {
+          CONFIG: function ($http, $q) {
+            var deferred = $q.defer();
+
+            deferred.resolve('foo');
+
+            return deferred.promise;
+          }
+        }
+      });
+
+      expect(isPromise(promise)).toBe(true);
+
+      promise.then(function (result) {
+        expect(result).toBe(true);
+
+        done();
+      });
     });
 
-    describe('CSS class handling', function() {
+    describe('CSS class handling', function () {
 
       itAsync('should add loading class immediately and remove it when resolved', function (done) {
         var promise = bootstrap({
@@ -148,7 +206,8 @@ describe('deferredBootstrapper', function () {
         element: {},
         module: 'myModule',
         resolve: {
-          CONST: function () {}
+          CONST: function () {
+          }
         }
       };
       checkConfig(config);
@@ -166,7 +225,8 @@ describe('deferredBootstrapper', function () {
         element: {},
         module: [],
         resolve: {
-          CONST: function () {}
+          CONST: function () {
+          }
         }
       };
       expect(function () {
@@ -190,7 +250,8 @@ describe('deferredBootstrapper', function () {
         element: {},
         module: 'myModule',
         resolve: {
-          CONST: function () {}
+          CONST: function () {
+          }
         },
         onError: 'bla'
       };
@@ -205,7 +266,8 @@ describe('deferredBootstrapper', function () {
 
     it('should check if object is a promise', function () {
       var promise = {
-        then: function () {}
+        then: function () {
+        }
       };
       expect(isPromise(promise)).toBe(true);
     });