diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 3a12889..af558c8 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         "php": ">=5.3",
         "clue/redis-protocol": "0.3.*",
         "evenement/evenement": "^3.0 || ^2.0 || ^1.0",
-        "react/event-loop": "^1.0 || ^0.5",
+        "react/event-loop": "dev-global-event-loop-accessor-part-four as 1.2.0",
         "react/promise": "^2.0 || ^1.1",
         "react/promise-timer": "^1.5",
         "react/socket": "^1.1"
@@ -28,5 +28,11 @@
     },
     "autoload-dev": {
         "psr-4": { "Clue\\Tests\\React\\Redis\\": "tests/" }
-    }
+    },
+    "repositories": [
+        {
+            "type": "vcs",
+            "url": "https://github.com/wyrihaximus-labs/event-loop"
+        }
+    ]
 }
diff --git a/examples/cli.php b/examples/cli.php
index f4dd537..5ac9d48 100644
--- a/examples/cli.php
+++ b/examples/cli.php
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
 
 use Clue\React\Redis\Client;
 use Clue\React\Redis\Factory;
+use React\EventLoop\Loop;
 use React\Promise\PromiseInterface;
 
 require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
 
-$loop = React\EventLoop\Factory::create();
-$factory = new Factory($loop);
+$factory = new Factory();
 
 echo '# connecting to redis...' . PHP_EOL;
 
-$factory->createClient('localhost')->then(function (Client $client) use ($loop) {
+$factory->createClient('localhost')->then(function (Client $client) {
     echo '# connected! Entering interactive mode, hit CTRL-D to quit' . PHP_EOL;
 
-    $loop->addReadStream(STDIN, function () use ($client, $loop) {
+    Loop::get()->addReadStream(STDIN, function () use ($client) {
         $line = fgets(STDIN);
         if ($line === false || $line === '') {
             echo '# CTRL-D -> Ending connection...' . PHP_EOL;
-            $loop->removeReadStream(STDIN);
+            Loop::get()->removeReadStream(STDIN);
             return $client->end();
         }
 
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@
         });
     });
 
-    $client->on('close', function() use ($loop) {
+    $client->on('close', function() {
         echo '## DISCONNECTED' . PHP_EOL;
 
-        $loop->removeReadStream(STDIN);
+        Loop::get()->removeReadStream(STDIN);
     });
 }, function (Exception $error) {
     echo 'CONNECTION ERROR: ' . $error->getMessage() . PHP_EOL;
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@
     exit(1);
 });
 
-$loop->run();
+Loop::get()->run();
diff --git a/examples/incr.php b/examples/incr.php
index 0eaaa32..0034d87 100644
--- a/examples/incr.php
+++ b/examples/incr.php
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
 use Clue\React\Redis\Factory;
+use React\EventLoop\Loop;
 
 require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
 
-$loop = React\EventLoop\Factory::create();
-$factory = new Factory($loop);
+$factory = new Factory();
 
 $client = $factory->createLazyClient('localhost');
 $client->incr('test');
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 
 $client->end();
 
-$loop->run();
+Loop::get()->run();
diff --git a/examples/publish.php b/examples/publish.php
index 4da3c17..f7f98e5 100644
--- a/examples/publish.php
+++ b/examples/publish.php
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
 use Clue\React\Redis\Factory;
+use React\EventLoop\Loop;
 
 require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
 
-$loop = React\EventLoop\Factory::create();
-$factory = new Factory($loop);
+$factory = new Factory();
 
 $channel = isset($argv[1]) ? $argv[1] : 'channel';
 $message = isset($argv[2]) ? $argv[2] : 'message';
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
 
 $client->end();
 
-$loop->run();
+Loop::get()->run();
diff --git a/examples/subscribe.php b/examples/subscribe.php
index 3dedae8..a8fe218 100644
--- a/examples/subscribe.php
+++ b/examples/subscribe.php
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
 use Clue\React\Redis\Factory;
+use React\EventLoop\Loop;
 
 require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
 
-$loop = React\EventLoop\Factory::create();
-$factory = new Factory($loop);
+$factory = new Factory();
 
 $channel = isset($argv[1]) ? $argv[1] : 'channel';
 
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@
 });
 
 // automatically re-subscribe to channel on connection issues
-$client->on('unsubscribe', function ($channel) use ($client, $loop) {
+$client->on('unsubscribe', function ($channel) use ($client) {
     echo 'Unsubscribed from ' . $channel . PHP_EOL;
 
-    $loop->addPeriodicTimer(2.0, function ($timer) use ($client, $channel, $loop){
-        $client->subscribe($channel)->then(function () use ($timer, $loop) {
+    Loop::get()->addPeriodicTimer(2.0, function ($timer) use ($client, $channel){
+        $client->subscribe($channel)->then(function () use ($timer) {
             echo 'Now subscribed again' . PHP_EOL;
-            $loop->cancelTimer($timer);
+            Loop::get()->cancelTimer($timer);
         }, function (Exception $e) {
             echo 'Unable to subscribe again: ' . $e->getMessage() . PHP_EOL;
         });
     });
 });
 
-$loop->run();
+Loop::get()->run();
diff --git a/src/Factory.php b/src/Factory.php
index ce95c41..27c6a1e 100644
--- a/src/Factory.php
+++ b/src/Factory.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Clue\React\Redis;
 
 use Clue\Redis\Protocol\Factory as ProtocolFactory;
+use React\EventLoop\Loop;
 use React\EventLoop\LoopInterface;
 use React\Promise\Deferred;
 use React\Promise\Timer\TimeoutException;
@@ -23,8 +24,12 @@ class Factory
      *     Should be `null` in order to use default Connector.
      * @param ProtocolFactory|null $protocol
      */
-    public function __construct(LoopInterface $loop, ConnectorInterface $connector = null, ProtocolFactory $protocol = null)
+    public function __construct(LoopInterface $loop = null, ConnectorInterface $connector = null, ProtocolFactory $protocol = null)
     {
+        if ($loop === null) {
+            $loop = Loop::get();
+        }
+
         if ($connector === null) {
             $connector = new Connector($loop);
         }