diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 6049aee..51407de 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
     "require": {
         "php": ">=5.4.0",
         "nesbot/carbon": "^1.22",
-        "danielstjules/stringy": "^2.3"
+        "danielstjules/stringy": "^2.3",
+        "fzaninotto/faker": "^1.6"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
@@ -21,8 +22,5 @@
         "files": [
             "helpers.php"
         ]
-    },
-    "require-dev": {
-        "fzaninotto/faker": "^1.6"
     }
 }
diff --git a/helpers.php b/helpers.php
index 1c9ddb5..ec513a4 100644
--- a/helpers.php
+++ b/helpers.php
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ function base_layout_has($key)
 if(!function_exists('base_faker_factory')) {
     function base_faker_factory() {
         if(!class_exists('Faker\Factory')) {
-            throw new Exception('Faker library is not installed - are you running in production?');
+            throw new Exception('Faker library is not available.');
         }
 
         return Faker\Factory::create();