diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 9808d58..3e4bd26 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ The last part of this key is the job's ID, which is pretty much your queue item'
 
     { 'class': 'CacheSweeper', 'args': [1] }`
 
-The default method to create a job ID from these parameters  is to do some normalization on the payload and then md5'ing it (defined in `Resque::Plugins::Loner::UniqueJob#redis_key`).
+The default method to create a job ID from these parameters  is to do some normalization on the payload and then md5'ing it (defined in `Resque::Plugins::UniqueJob#redis_key`).
 
 You could also use the whole payload or anything else as a redis key, as long as you make sure these requirements are met:
 
diff --git a/lib/resque-loner/helpers.rb b/lib/resque-loner/helpers.rb
index 8b92246..df64ab8 100644
--- a/lib/resque-loner/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/resque-loner/helpers.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def self.unique_job_queue_key(queue, item)
         def self.item_is_a_unique_job?(item)
           begin
             klass = constantize(item[:class] || item["class"])
-            klass.ancestors.include?(::Resque::Plugins::Loner::UniqueJob)
+            klass.included_modules.include?(::Resque::Plugins::UniqueJob)
           rescue
             false # Resque testsuite also submits strings as job classes while Resque.enqueue'ing,
           end     # so resque-loner should not start throwing up when that happens.
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ def self.cleanup_loners(queue)
       end
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/lib/resque-loner/unique_job.rb b/lib/resque-loner/unique_job.rb
index d919c3a..634998f 100644
--- a/lib/resque-loner/unique_job.rb
+++ b/lib/resque-loner/unique_job.rb
@@ -1,27 +1,54 @@
 require 'digest/md5'
 
 #
-#  If you want your job to be unique, subclass it from this class. If you wish,
+#  If you want your job to be unique, include this module in it. If you wish,
 #  you can overwrite this implementation of redis_key to fit your needs
 #
 module Resque
   module Plugins
-    module Loner
-      class UniqueJob
-        extend Resque::Helpers
+    module UniqueJob
+    
+      def self.included(base)
+        base.extend         ClassMethods
+        base.class_eval do
+          base.send(:extend, Resque::Helpers)
+        end
+      end # self.included
+    
+      module ClassMethods
+    
 
         #
         #  Payload is what Resque stored for this job along with the job's class name.
         #  On a Resque with no plugins installed, this is a hash containing :class and :args
         #
-        def self.redis_key(payload)
+        def redis_key(payload)
           payload = decode(encode(payload)) # This is the cycle the data goes when being enqueued/dequeued
           job  = payload[:class] || payload["class"]
           args = payload[:args]  || payload["args"]
           digest = Digest::MD5.hexdigest encode(:class => job, :args => args)
           digest
         end
+      end # ClassMethods
+    
+    
+    end
+  end
+end
+module Resque
+  module Plugins
+    module Loner
+      class UniqueJob
+        
+        include Resque::Plugins::UniqueJob
+
+        def self.inherited(host)
+          super(host)
+          return  if @__unique_job_warned
+          warn "Inherit Resque::Plugins::Loner::UniqueJob is deprecated. Include Resque::Plugins::UniqueJob module instead."
+          @__unique_job_warned = true
+        end
       end
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/resque-loner.gemspec b/resque-loner.gemspec
index f31414c..e94b30a 100644
--- a/resque-loner.gemspec
+++ b/resque-loner.gemspec
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 Makes sure that for special jobs, there can be only one job with the same workload in one queue.
 
 Example:
-    class CacheSweeper < Resque::Plugins::Loner::UniqueJob
+    class CacheSweeper 
+    
+       include Resque::Plugins::UniqueJob
+
        @queue = :cache_sweeps
     
        def self.perform(article_id)
diff --git a/spec/loner_spec.rb b/spec/loner_spec.rb
index 2bf4150..a85cef2 100644
--- a/spec/loner_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/loner_spec.rb
@@ -11,18 +11,28 @@ class SomeJob
   @queue = :some_queue
 end
 
-class SomeUniqueJob < Resque::Plugins::Loner::UniqueJob
+class SomeUniqueJob 
+  
+  include Resque::Plugins::UniqueJob
+
   @queue = :other_queue
   def self.perform(foo); end
 end
 
-class FailingUniqueJob < Resque::Plugins::Loner::UniqueJob
+class FailingUniqueJob
+  include Resque::Plugins::UniqueJob
   @queue = :other_queue
   def self.perform(foo)
     raise "I beg to differ"
   end
 end
 
+class DeprecatedUniqueJob < Resque::Plugins::Loner::UniqueJob
+
+  @queue = :other_queue
+  def self.perform(foo); end
+end
+
 describe "Resque" do
 
   before(:each) do
@@ -43,6 +53,12 @@ def self.perform(foo)
       Resque.enqueue SomeUniqueJob, "foo"
       Resque.size(:other_queue).should == 1
     end
+
+    it "should support deprecated Resque::Plugins::Loner::UniqueJob class" do
+      Resque.enqueue DeprecatedUniqueJob, "foo"
+      Resque.enqueue DeprecatedUniqueJob, "foo"
+      Resque.size(:other_queue).should == 1
+    end
   
     it "should allow the same jobs to be executed one after the other" do
       Resque.enqueue SomeUniqueJob, "foo"