diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 1a74e1d..0eb6f79 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -117,15 +117,15 @@ function authorize(options, onConnection) {
   }
 
   var defaults = {
-    success: function(data, accept){
-      if (data.request) {
+    success: function(socket, accept){
+      if (socket.request) {
         accept();
       } else {
         accept(null, true);
       }
     },
-    fail: function(error, data, accept){
-      if (data.request) {
+    fail: function(error, socket, accept){
+      if (socket.request) {
         accept(error);
       } else {
         accept(null, false);
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ function authorize(options, onConnection) {
 
   var auth = xtend(defaults, options);
 
-  return function(data, accept){
+  return function(socket, accept){
     var token, error;
-    var req = data.request || data;
+    var req = socket.request || socket;
     var authorization_header = (req.headers || {}).authorization;
 
     if (authorization_header) {
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ function authorize(options, onConnection) {
         error = new UnauthorizedError('credentials_bad_format', {
           message: 'Format is Authorization: Bearer [token]'
         });
-        return auth.fail(error, data, accept);
+        return auth.fail(error, socket, accept);
       }
     }
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ function authorize(options, onConnection) {
       error = new UnauthorizedError('credentials_required', {
         message: 'No Authorization header was found'
       });
-      return auth.fail(error, data, accept);
+      return auth.fail(error, socket, accept);
     }
 
     // Store encoded JWT
@@ -179,18 +179,18 @@ function authorize(options, onConnection) {
 
       if (err) {
         error = new UnauthorizedError(err.code || 'invalid_token', err);
-        return auth.fail(error, data, accept);
+        return auth.fail(error, socket, accept);
       }
 
-      data[options.decodedPropertyName] = decoded;
+      socket[options.decodedPropertyName] = decoded;
 
-      return auth.success(data, accept);
+      return auth.success(socket, accept);
     };
 
     var onSecretReady = function(err, secret) {
       if (err) {
         error = new UnauthorizedError(err.code || 'invalid_secret', err);
-        return auth.fail(error, data, accept);
+        return auth.fail(error, socket, accept);
       }
 
       jwt.verify(token, secret, options, onJwtVerificationReady);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0b8b8f6..3626b9c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,19 +22,20 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "jsonwebtoken": "^8.3.0",
-    "xtend": "~2.1.2"
+    "jsonwebtoken": "^7.3.0",
+    "xtend": "~4.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "body-parser": "~1.13.3",
-    "express": "~4.10.6",
-    "mocha": "~1.17.0",
-    "passport-local": "~0.1.6",
-    "request": "2.68.0",
-    "serve-static": "^1.7.1",
+    "body-parser": "~1.17.1",
+    "express": "~4.15.2",
+    "mocha": "~3.2.0",
+    "request": "~2.81.0",
+    "serve-static": "^1.12.1",
+    "jsonwebtoken": "^8.3.0",
+    "xtend": "~2.1.2",
     "server-destroy": "~1.0.1",
-    "should": "~1.2.2",
-    "socket.io": "^1.0.4",
-    "socket.io-client": "^1.0.4"
+    "should": "~11.2.1",
+    "socket.io": "^1.7.3",
+    "socket.io-client": "^1.7.3"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixture/index.js b/test/fixture/index.js
index 432c474..f897021 100644
--- a/test/fixture/index.js
+++ b/test/fixture/index.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ exports.start = function (options, callback) {
     };
 
     // We are sending the profile inside the token
-    var token = jwt.sign(profile, options.secret, { expiresInMinutes: 60*5 });
+    var token = jwt.sign(profile, options.secret, { expiresIn: 60*60*5 });
 
     res.json({token: token});
   });
diff --git a/test/fixture/namespace.js b/test/fixture/namespace.js
index d3de1f5..eff8223 100644
--- a/test/fixture/namespace.js
+++ b/test/fixture/namespace.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ exports.start = function (callback) {
     };
 
     // We are sending the profile inside the token
-    var token = jwt.sign(profile, options.secret, { expiresInMinutes: 60*5 });
+    var token = jwt.sign(profile, options.secret, { expiresIn: 60*60*5 });
 
     res.json({token: token});
   });