diff --git a/example/server.js b/example/server.js
index c481456..274635a 100644
--- a/example/server.js
+++ b/example/server.js
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ var jwt_secret = 'foo bar big secret';
 
 var app = express();
 
-app.configure(function(){
-  this.use(express.json());
-  this.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
-});
+var serveStatic = require('serve-static');
+var bodyParser   = require('body-parser');
+
+app.use(serveStatic('public', {'index': ['index.html']}));
+app.use(bodyParser.json());
 
 app.post('/login', function (req, res) {
   var profile = {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b701b21..8f9de3e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@
     "xtend": "~2.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "connect": "~2.7.11",
-    "express": "~3.1.2",
+    "body-parser": "~1.13.3",
+    "express": "~4.10.6",
     "mocha": "~1.17.0",
     "passport-local": "~0.1.6",
     "request": "~2.19.0",
+    "serve-static": "^1.7.1",
     "server-destroy": "~1.0.1",
     "should": "~1.2.2",
     "socket.io": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/test/fixture/index.js b/test/fixture/index.js
index b57f766..c5f59b3 100644
--- a/test/fixture/index.js
+++ b/test/fixture/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var socketio_jwt = require('../../lib');
 var jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 
 var xtend = require('xtend');
+var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
 
 var server, sio;
 var enableDestroy = require('server-destroy');
@@ -26,10 +27,7 @@ exports.start = function (options, callback) {
 
   var app = express();
 
-  app.configure(function(){
-    this.use(express.json());
-    this.use(express.urlencoded());
-  });
+  app.use(bodyParser.json());
 
   app.post('/login', function (req, res) {
     var profile = {
diff --git a/test/fixture/namespace.js b/test/fixture/namespace.js
index 5078d74..bf5cb09 100644
--- a/test/fixture/namespace.js
+++ b/test/fixture/namespace.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var socketio_jwt = require('../../lib');
 var jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 
 var xtend = require('xtend');
+var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
 
 var server, sio;
 var enableDestroy = require('server-destroy');
@@ -26,10 +27,7 @@ exports.start = function (callback) {
 
   var app = express();
 
-  app.configure(function(){
-    this.use(express.json());
-    this.use(express.urlencoded());
-  });
+  app.use(bodyParser.json());
 
   app.post('/login', function (req, res) {
     var profile = {