diff --git a/lib/should.js b/lib/should.js
index 9df14dc..8559a49 100644
--- a/lib/should.js
+++ b/lib/should.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ exports.not.exist = function(obj, msg){
 Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, 'should', {
   set: function(){},
   get: function(){
-    return new Assertion(this);
+    return new Assertion(Object(this).valueOf());
   },
   configurable: true
 });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 60a8400..5ee6b6d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
   , "contributors": [ "Aseem Kishore <aseem.kishore@gmail.com>" ]
   , "devDependencies": {
       "mocha": "*"
-    , "should": "*"
   }
   , "keywords": ["test", "bdd", "assert"]
   , "main": "./lib/should.js"
   , "engines": { "node": ">= 0.2.0" }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/should.test.js b/test/should.test.js
index 8dd2790..4afc21d 100644
--- a/test/should.test.js
+++ b/test/should.test.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   'test double require': function(){
-    require('should').should.equal(should);
+    require('../').should.equal(should);
   },
 
   'test assertion': function(){