diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0255964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Changes:
+- Switch from Req to Wreq (See issue #9)
+- Breaking api change to UploadFile, now UploadFile fileName file
+  (file arg remains a LBS)
diff --git a/discord-hs.cabal b/discord-hs.cabal
index fcf4f8a..0c49931 100755
--- a/discord-hs.cabal
+++ b/discord-hs.cabal
@@ -23,20 +23,21 @@ Flag disable-docs
 
 library
   exposed-modules:     Network.Discord
-                     , Network.Discord.Framework
-                     , Network.Discord.Gateway
                      , Network.Discord.Rest
                      , Network.Discord.Rest.Channel
                      , Network.Discord.Rest.Guild
                      , Network.Discord.Rest.User
+                     , Network.Discord.Framework
+                     , Network.Discord.Gateway
                      , Network.Discord.Types
                      , Network.Discord.Types.Channel
+                     , Network.Discord.Types.Guild
                      , Network.Discord.Types.Events
                      , Network.Discord.Types.Gateway
-                     , Network.Discord.Types.Guild
   other-modules:       Paths_discord_hs
                      , Network.Discord.Rest.Prelude
                      , Network.Discord.Types.Prelude
+                     , Network.Discord.Rest.HTTP
   -- other-extensions:
   build-depends:       base==4.*
                      , aeson==1.0.*
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ library
                      , data-default==0.7.*
                      , hashable==1.2.*
                      , hslogger==1.2.*
-                     , lens==4.15.*
+                     , http-client==0.5.*
                      , mmorph==1.0.*
                      , mtl==2.2.*
                      , pipes==4.3.*
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ library
                      , url==2.1.*
                      , vector==0.11.*
                      , websockets==0.10.*
-                     , wreq==0.5.*
+                     , req==0.2.*
                      , wuss==1.1.*
   ghc-options:         -Wall
   hs-source-dirs:      src
diff --git a/examples/putstr.hs b/examples/putstr.hs
index eb24d81..23119af 100644
--- a/examples/putstr.hs
+++ b/examples/putstr.hs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import Network.Discord.Gateway
 
 data PutStrClient = PsClient
 instance Client PutStrClient where
-  getAuth _ = Bot "TOKEN HERE"
+  getAuth _ = Bot "TOKEN"
 
 main :: IO ()
 main = runWebsocket (fromJust $ importURL "wss://gateway.discord.gg") PsClient $ do
diff --git a/src/Network/Discord/Framework.hs b/src/Network/Discord/Framework.hs
index 40ecd2e..f2d86e0 100644
--- a/src/Network/Discord/Framework.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Discord/Framework.hs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Network.Discord.Framework where
   import Data.Proxy
 
   import Control.Concurrent.STM
-  import Control.Monad.State (execStateT, get)
+  import Control.Monad.State (get)
   import Data.Aeson (Object)
   import Pipes ((~>))
   import Pipes.Core hiding (Proxy)
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module Network.Discord.Framework where
       undefined
       undefined
       limits
- 
+
   -- | Basic client implementation. Most likely suitable for most bots.
   data BotClient = BotClient Auth
   instance D.Client BotClient where
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ module Network.Discord.Framework where
   runAsync c effect = do
       client <- liftIO . atomically $ getSTMClient c
       st <- asyncState client
-      liftIO . void $ forkFinally 
-        (execStateT (runEffect effect) st)
+      liftIO . void $ forkFinally
+        (execDiscordM (runEffect effect) st)
         finish
     where
       finish (Right DiscordState{getClient = st}) = atomically $ mergeClient st
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ module Network.Discord.Framework where
 
   -- | Event handlers for 'Gateway' events. These correspond to events listed in
   --   'Event'
-  data D.Client c => Handle c = Null                         
+  data D.Client c => Handle c = Null
                               | Misc                         (Event   -> Effect DiscordM ())
                               | ReadyEvent                   (Init    -> Effect DiscordM ())
                               | ResumedEvent                 (Object  -> Effect DiscordM ())
diff --git a/src/Network/Discord/Gateway.hs b/src/Network/Discord/Gateway.hs
index 8f7cb13..2284dcd 100755
--- a/src/Network/Discord/Gateway.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Discord/Gateway.hs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module Network.Discord.Gateway where
   runWebsocket (URL (Absolute h) path _) client inner = do
     rl <- newTVarIO []
     runSecureClient (host h) 443 (path++"/?v=6")
-      $ \conn -> evalStateT (runEffect inner)
+      $ \conn -> evalDiscordM (runEffect inner)
         (DiscordState Create client conn undefined rl)
   runWebsocket _ _ _ = mzero
 
@@ -94,3 +94,4 @@ module Network.Discord.Gateway where
   --   'Connection' to a stream of gateway 'Event's
   eventCore :: Connection -> Producer Event DiscordM ()
   eventCore conn = makeWebsocketSource conn >-> makeEvents
+
diff --git a/src/Network/Discord/Rest.hs b/src/Network/Discord/Rest.hs
index d97acb5..ac69d6a 100644
--- a/src/Network/Discord/Rest.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Discord/Rest.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE ExistentialQuantification, MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings, FlexibleInstances #-}
 {-# OPTIONS_HADDOCK prune, not-home #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-orphans #-}
 -- | Provides framework to interact with REST api gateways. Implementations specific to the
 --   Discord API are provided in Network.Discord.Rest.Channel, Network.Discord.Rest.Guild,
 --   and Network.Discord.Rest.User.
@@ -13,13 +14,13 @@ module Network.Discord.Rest
   ) where
     import Control.Monad (void)
     import Data.Maybe (fromJust)
+    import Control.Exception (throwIO)
 
-    import Control.Lens
+    import qualified Network.HTTP.Req as R
     import Control.Monad.Morph (lift)
     import Data.Aeson.Types
     import Data.Hashable
     import Network.URL
-    import Network.Wreq
     import Pipes.Core
 
     import Network.Discord.Types as Dc
@@ -27,32 +28,37 @@ module Network.Discord.Rest
     import Network.Discord.Rest.Guild
     import Network.Discord.Rest.Prelude
     import Network.Discord.Rest.User
-    
+    import Network.Discord.Rest.HTTP (baseUrl)
+
     -- | Perform an API request.
     fetch :: (DoFetch a, Hashable a)
       => a -> Pipes.Core.Proxy X () c' c DiscordM Fetched
     fetch req = restServer +>> (request $ Fetch req)
-    
+
     -- | Perform an API request, ignoring the response
     fetch' :: (DoFetch a, Hashable a)
       => a -> Pipes.Core.Proxy X () c' c DiscordM ()
     fetch' = void . fetch
-    
+
     -- | Alternative method of interacting with the REST api
     withApi :: Pipes.Core.Client Fetchable Fetched DiscordM Fetched
       -> Effect DiscordM ()
     withApi inner = void $ restServer +>> inner
-    
+
     -- | Provides a pipe to perform REST actions
     restServer :: Fetchable -> Server Fetchable Fetched DiscordM Fetched
     restServer req =
       lift (doFetch req) >>= respond >>= restServer
 
+    instance R.MonadHttp IO where
+      handleHttpException = throwIO
+
     -- | Obtains a new gateway to connect to.
     getGateway :: IO URL
     getGateway = do
-      resp <- asValue =<< get (baseURL++"/gateway")
-      return . fromJust $ importURL =<< parseMaybe getURL (resp ^. responseBody)
+      r <- R.req R.GET (baseUrl R./: "gateway") R.NoReqBody R.jsonResponse mempty
+      return . fromJust $ importURL =<< parseMaybe getURL (R.responseBody r)
+
       where
         getURL :: Value -> Parser String
         getURL = withObject "url" (.: "url")
diff --git a/src/Network/Discord/Rest/Channel.hs b/src/Network/Discord/Rest/Channel.hs
index 35315d9..b21a78f 100644
--- a/src/Network/Discord/Rest/Channel.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Discord/Rest/Channel.hs
@@ -5,22 +5,19 @@ module Network.Discord.Rest.Channel
   (
     ChannelRequest(..)
   ) where
-    import Control.Monad (when)
-
-    import Control.Concurrent.STM
-    import Control.Lens
-    import Control.Monad.Morph (lift)
+   
     import Data.Aeson
     import Data.ByteString.Lazy
     import Data.Hashable
-    import Data.Monoid ((<>))
-    import Data.Text
-    import Data.Time.Clock.POSIX
-    import Network.Wreq
-    import qualified Control.Monad.State as ST (get, liftIO)
-
+    import Data.Monoid (mempty, (<>))
+    import Data.Text as T
+    import Network.HTTP.Client (RequestBody (..))
+    import Network.HTTP.Client.MultipartFormData (partFileRequestBody)
+    import Network.HTTP.Req (reqBodyMultipart)
+    
     import Network.Discord.Rest.Prelude
-    import Network.Discord.Types as Dc
+    import Network.Discord.Types
+    import Network.Discord.Rest.HTTP
 
     -- | Data constructor for Channel requests. See <https://discordapp.com/developers/docs/resources/Channel Channel API>
     data ChannelRequest a where
@@ -31,13 +28,13 @@ module Network.Discord.Rest.Channel
       -- | Deletes a channel if its id doesn't equal to the id of guild.
       DeleteChannel           :: Snowflake -> ChannelRequest Channel
       -- | Gets a messages from a channel with limit of 100 per request.
-      GetChannelMessages      :: Snowflake -> [(Text, Text)] -> ChannelRequest [Message]
+      GetChannelMessages      :: Snowflake -> Range -> ChannelRequest [Message]
       -- | Gets a message in a channel by its id.
       GetChannelMessage       :: Snowflake -> Snowflake -> ChannelRequest Message
       -- | Sends a message to a channel.
       CreateMessage           :: Snowflake -> Text -> Maybe Embed -> ChannelRequest Message
       -- | Sends a message with a file to a channel.
-      UploadFile              :: Snowflake -> Text -> ByteString -> ChannelRequest Message
+      UploadFile              :: Snowflake -> FilePath -> ByteString -> ChannelRequest Message
       -- | Edits a message content.
       EditMessage             :: Message   -> Text -> Maybe Embed -> ChannelRequest Message
       -- | Deletes a message.
@@ -83,109 +80,61 @@ module Network.Discord.Rest.Channel
       hashWithSalt s (AddPinnedMessage chan _) = hashWithSalt s ("pin"::Text, chan)
       hashWithSalt s (DeletePinnedMessage chan _) = hashWithSalt s ("pin"::Text, chan)
 
-    instance Eq (ChannelRequest a) where
-      a == b = hash a == hash b
-
-    instance RateLimit (ChannelRequest a) where
-      getRateLimit req = do
-        DiscordState {getRateLimits=rl} <- ST.get
-        now <- ST.liftIO (fmap round getPOSIXTime :: IO Int)
-        ST.liftIO . atomically $ do
-          rateLimits <- readTVar rl
-          case lookup (hash req) rateLimits of
-            Nothing -> return Nothing
-            Just a
-              | a >= now  -> return $ Just a
-              | otherwise -> modifyTVar' rl (Dc.delete $ hash req) >> return Nothing
-
-      setRateLimit req reset = do
-        DiscordState {getRateLimits=rl} <- ST.get
-        ST.liftIO . atomically . modifyTVar rl $ Dc.insert (hash req) reset
+    instance RateLimit (ChannelRequest a)
 
     instance (FromJSON a) => DoFetch (ChannelRequest a) where
-      doFetch req = do
-        waitRateLimit req
-        SyncFetched <$> fetch req
-
-    -- |Sends a request, used by doFetch.
-    fetch :: FromJSON a => ChannelRequest a -> DiscordM a
-    fetch request = do
-      req  <- baseRequest
-      (resp, rlRem, rlNext) <- lift $ do
-        resp <- case request of
-          GetChannel chan -> getWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/channels/" ++ show chan)
-
-          ModifyChannel chan patch -> customPayloadMethodWith "PATCH" req
-            (baseURL ++ "/channels/" ++ show chan)
-            (toJSON patch)
-
-          DeleteChannel chan -> deleteWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/channels/" ++ show chan)
-
-          GetChannelMessages chan patch -> getWith
-            (Prelude.foldr (\(k, v) -> param k .~ [v]) req patch)
-            (baseURL ++ "/channels/" ++ show chan ++ "/messages")
-
-          GetChannelMessage chan msg -> getWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/channels/" ++ show chan ++ "/messages/" ++ show msg)
-
-          CreateMessage chan msg embed -> postWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/channels/" ++ show chan ++ "/messages")
-            (object $ [("content", toJSON msg)] <> maybeEmbed embed)
-
-          UploadFile chan msg file -> postWith
-            (req & header "Content-Type" .~ ["multipart/form-data"])
-            (baseURL ++ "/channels/" ++ show chan ++ "/messages")
-            ["content" := msg, "file" := file]
-
-          EditMessage (Message msg chan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _) new embed ->
-            customPayloadMethodWith "PATCH" req
-              (baseURL ++ "/channels/" ++ show chan ++ "/messages/" ++ show msg)
-              (object $ [("content", toJSON new)] <> maybeEmbed embed)
-
-          DeleteMessage (Message msg chan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _) ->
-            deleteWith req
-              (baseURL ++ "/channels/" ++ show chan ++ "/messages/" ++ show msg)
-
-          BulkDeleteMessage chan msgs -> postWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/channels/" ++ show chan ++ "/messages/bulk-delete")
-            (object
-              [("messages", toJSON
-                $ Prelude.map (\(Message msg _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _) -> msg) msgs)])
-
-          EditChannelPermissions chan perm patch -> putWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/channels/" ++ show chan ++ "/permissions/" ++ show perm)
-            (toJSON patch)
-
-          GetChannelInvites chan -> getWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/channels/" ++ show chan ++ "/invites")
-
-          CreateChannelInvite chan patch -> postWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/channels/" ++ show chan ++ "/invites")
-            (toJSON patch)
-
-          DeleteChannelPermission chan perm -> deleteWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/channels/" ++ show chan ++ "/permissions/" ++ show perm)
-
-          TriggerTypingIndicator chan -> postWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/channels/" ++ show chan ++ "/typing")
-            (toJSON ([]::[Int]))
-
-          GetPinnedMessages chan -> getWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/channels/" ++ show chan ++ "/pins")
-
-          AddPinnedMessage chan msg -> putWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/channels/" ++ show chan ++ "/pins/" ++ show msg)
-            (toJSON ([]::[Int]))
-
-          DeletePinnedMessage chan msg -> deleteWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/channels/" ++ show chan ++ "/pins/" ++ show msg)
-        return (justRight . eitherDecode $ resp ^. responseBody
-          , justRight . eitherDecodeStrict $ resp ^. responseHeader "X-RateLimit-Remaining"::Int
-          , justRight . eitherDecodeStrict $ resp ^. responseHeader "X-RateLimit-Reset"::Int)
-      when (rlRem == 0) $ setRateLimit request rlNext
-      return resp
-      where
-        maybeEmbed :: Maybe Embed -> [(Text, Value)]
-        maybeEmbed = maybe [] $ \embed -> [("embed", toJSON embed)]
+      doFetch req = SyncFetched <$> go req
+        where
+          maybeEmbed :: Maybe Embed -> [(Text, Value)]
+          maybeEmbed = maybe [] $ \embed -> ["embed" .= embed]
+          url = baseUrl /: "channels"
+          go :: ChannelRequest a -> DiscordM a
+          go r@(GetChannel chan) = makeRequest r
+            $ Get (url // chan) mempty
+          go r@(ModifyChannel chan patch) = makeRequest r
+            $ Patch (url // chan)
+              (ReqBodyJson patch) mempty
+          go r@(DeleteChannel chan) = makeRequest r
+            $ Delete (url // chan) mempty
+          go r@(GetChannelMessages chan range) = makeRequest r
+            $ Get (url // chan /: "messages") (toQueryString range)
+          go r@(GetChannelMessage chan msg) = makeRequest r
+            $ Get (url // chan /: "messages" // msg) mempty
+          go r@(CreateMessage chan msg embed) = makeRequest r
+            $ Post (url // chan /: "messages")
+              (ReqBodyJson . object $ ["content" .= msg] <> maybeEmbed embed)
+              mempty
+          go r@(UploadFile chan fileName file) = do
+            body <- reqBodyMultipart [partFileRequestBody "file" fileName $ RequestBodyLBS file]
+            makeRequest r $ Post (url // chan /: "messages")
+              body mempty
+          go r@(EditMessage (Message msg chan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _) new embed) = makeRequest r
+            $ Patch (url // chan /: "messages" // msg)
+              (ReqBodyJson . object $ ["content" .= new] <> maybeEmbed embed)
+              mempty
+          go r@(DeleteMessage (Message msg chan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _)) = makeRequest r
+            $ Delete (url // chan /: "messages" // msg) mempty
+          go r@(BulkDeleteMessage chan msgs) = makeRequest r
+            $ Post (url // chan /: "messages" /: "bulk-delete")
+              (ReqBodyJson $ object ["messages" .= Prelude.map messageId msgs])
+              mempty
+          go r@(EditChannelPermissions chan perm patch) = makeRequest r
+            $ Put (url // chan /: "permissions" // perm)
+              (ReqBodyJson patch) mempty
+          go r@(GetChannelInvites chan) = makeRequest r
+            $ Get (url // chan /: "invites") mempty
+          go r@(CreateChannelInvite chan patch) = makeRequest r
+            $ Post (url // chan /: "invites")
+              (ReqBodyJson patch) mempty
+          go r@(DeleteChannelPermission chan perm) = makeRequest r
+            $ Delete (url // chan /: "permissions" // perm) mempty
+          go r@(TriggerTypingIndicator chan) = makeRequest r
+            $ Post (url // chan /: "typing")
+              NoReqBody mempty
+          go r@(GetPinnedMessages chan) = makeRequest r
+            $ Get (url // chan /: "pins") mempty
+          go r@(AddPinnedMessage chan msg) = makeRequest r
+            $ Put (url // chan /: "pins" // msg)
+              NoReqBody mempty
+          go r@(DeletePinnedMessage chan msg) = makeRequest r
+            $ Delete (url // chan /: "pins" // msg) mempty
diff --git a/src/Network/Discord/Rest/Guild.hs b/src/Network/Discord/Rest/Guild.hs
index 7d6c35e..b810305 100644
--- a/src/Network/Discord/Rest/Guild.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Discord/Rest/Guild.hs
@@ -5,21 +5,16 @@ module Network.Discord.Rest.Guild
   (
     GuildRequest(..)
   ) where
-    import Control.Monad (when)
-
-    import Control.Concurrent.STM
-    import Control.Lens
-    import Control.Monad.Morph (lift)
+    
     import Data.Aeson
     import Data.Hashable
-    import Data.Text
-    import Data.Time.Clock.POSIX
-    import Network.Wreq
-    import qualified Control.Monad.State as ST (get, liftIO)
-
+    import Data.Monoid (mempty)
+    import Data.Text as T
+    import Network.HTTP.Req ((=:))
+    
     import Network.Discord.Rest.Prelude
-    import Network.Discord.Types as Dc
-
+    import Network.Discord.Types
+    import Network.Discord.Rest.HTTP
 
     -- | Data constructor for Guild requests. See 
     --   <https://discordapp.com/developers/docs/resources/guild Guild API>
@@ -60,7 +55,7 @@ module Network.Discord.Rest.Guild
       -- | Returns a list of 'User' objects that are banned from this guild. Requires the
       --   'BAN_MEMBERS' permission
       GetGuildBans             :: Snowflake -> GuildRequest [User]
-      -- | Create a guild ban, and optionally delete previous messages sent by the banned
+      -- | Create a guild ban, and optionally Delete previous messages sent by the banned
       --   user. Requires the 'BAN_MEMBERS' permission. Fires a Guild Ban Add 'Event'.
       CreateGuildBan           :: Snowflake -> Snowflake -> Integer -> GuildRequest ()
       -- | Remove the ban for a user. Requires the 'BAN_MEMBERS' permissions. 
@@ -126,7 +121,7 @@ module Network.Discord.Rest.Guild
       hashWithSalt s (CreateGuildChannel g _)  = hashWithSalt s ("guild_chan"::Text, g)
       hashWithSalt s (ModifyChanPosition g _)  = hashWithSalt s ("guild_chan"::Text, g)
       hashWithSalt s (GetGuildMember g _)      = hashWithSalt s ("guild_memb"::Text, g)
-      hashWithSalt s (ListGuildMembers g _)  = hashWithSalt s ("guild_membs"::Text, g)
+      hashWithSalt s (ListGuildMembers g _)    = hashWithSalt s ("guild_membs"::Text, g)
       hashWithSalt s (AddGuildMember g _ _)    = hashWithSalt s ("guild_memb"::Text, g)
       hashWithSalt s (ModifyGuildMember g _ _) = hashWithSalt s ("guild_memb"::Text, g)
       hashWithSalt s (RemoveGuildMember g _)   = hashWithSalt s ("guild_memb"::Text, g)
@@ -154,142 +149,81 @@ module Network.Discord.Rest.Guild
       hashWithSalt s (GetGuildEmbed g)         = hashWithSalt s ("guild_embed"::Text, g)
       hashWithSalt s (ModifyGuildEmbed g _)    = hashWithSalt s ("guild_embed"::Text, g)
 
-    instance Eq (GuildRequest a) where
-      a == b = hash a == hash b
-
-    instance RateLimit (GuildRequest a) where
-      getRateLimit req = do
-        DiscordState {getRateLimits=rl} <- ST.get
-        now <- ST.liftIO (fmap round getPOSIXTime :: IO Int)
-        ST.liftIO . atomically $ do
-          rateLimits <- readTVar rl
-          case lookup (hash req) rateLimits of
-            Nothing -> return Nothing
-            Just a
-              | a >= now  -> return $ Just a
-              | otherwise -> modifyTVar' rl (Dc.delete $ hash req) >> return Nothing
-
-      setRateLimit req reset = do
-        DiscordState {getRateLimits=rl} <- ST.get
-        ST.liftIO . atomically . modifyTVar rl $ Dc.insert (hash req) reset
-
+    instance RateLimit (GuildRequest a)
 
     instance (FromJSON a) => DoFetch (GuildRequest a) where
-      doFetch req = do
-        waitRateLimit req
-        SyncFetched <$> fetch req
-
-    fetch :: FromJSON a => GuildRequest a -> DiscordM a
-    fetch request = do
-      req <- baseRequest
-      (resp, rlRem, rlNext) <- lift $ do
-        resp <- case request of
-          GetGuild chan -> getWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan)
-          
-          ModifyGuild chan patch -> customPayloadMethodWith "PATCH" req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan)
-            (toJSON patch)
-
-          DeleteGuild chan -> deleteWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan)
-
-          GetGuildChannels chan -> getWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/channels")
-
-          CreateGuildChannel chan patch -> postWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/channels")
-            (toJSON patch)
-
-          ModifyChanPosition chan patch -> customPayloadMethodWith "PATCH" req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/channels")
-            (toJSON patch)
-
-          GetGuildMember chan user -> getWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/members/" ++ show user)
-
-          ListGuildMembers chan range -> getWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++"/members?" ++ toQueryString range)
-
-          AddGuildMember chan user patch -> customPayloadMethodWith "PUT" req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/members/" ++ show user)
-            (toJSON patch)
-
-          ModifyGuildMember chan user patch -> customPayloadMethodWith "PATCH" req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/members/" ++ show user)
-            (toJSON patch)
-
-          RemoveGuildMember chan user -> deleteWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/members/"++ show user)
-
-          GetGuildBans chan -> getWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/bans")
-
-          CreateGuildBan chan user msg -> customPayloadMethodWith "PUT" req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/bans/" ++ show user)
-            ["delete-message-days" := msg]
-
-          RemoveGuildBan chan user -> deleteWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/bans/" ++ show user)
-
-          GetGuildRoles chan -> getWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/roles")
-
-          CreateGuildRole chan -> postWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/roles")
-            (toJSON (""::Text))
-
-          ModifyGuildRolePositions chan pos -> postWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/roles")
-            (toJSON pos)
-
-          ModifyGuildRole chan role patch -> postWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/roles/" ++ show role)
-            (toJSON patch)
-
-          DeleteGuildRole chan role -> deleteWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/roles/" ++ show role)
-
-          GetGuildPruneCount chan days -> getWith req
-            (baseURL++"/guilds/"++ show chan ++"/prune?days="++show days)
-
-          BeginGuildPrune chan days -> postWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/prune?days=" ++ show days)
-            (toJSON (""::Text))
-
-          GetGuildVoiceRegions chan -> getWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/regions")
-
-          GetGuildInvites chan -> getWith req 
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/invites")
-
-          GetGuildIntegrations chan -> getWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/integrations")
-
-          CreateGuildIntegration chan patch -> postWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/"++ show chan ++ "/integrations")
-            (toJSON patch)
-
-          ModifyGuildIntegration chan integ patch -> customPayloadMethodWith "PATCH" req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/integrations/" ++ show integ)
-            (toJSON patch)
-
-          DeleteGuildIntegration chan integ -> deleteWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/integrations/" ++ show integ)
-
-          SyncGuildIntegration chan integ -> postWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/integrations/" ++ show integ)
-            (toJSON (""::Text))
-
-          GetGuildEmbed chan -> getWith req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/embed")
-          
-          ModifyGuildEmbed chan embed -> customPayloadMethodWith "PATCH" req
-            (baseURL ++ "/guilds/" ++ show chan ++ "/embed")
-            (toJSON embed)
-
-        return (justRight . eitherDecode $ resp ^. responseBody
-          , justRight . eitherDecodeStrict $ resp ^. responseHeader "X-RateLimit-Remaining"::Int
-          , justRight . eitherDecodeStrict $ resp ^. responseHeader "X-RateLimit-Reset"::Int)
-      when (rlRem == 0) $ setRateLimit request rlNext
-      return resp
+      doFetch req = SyncFetched <$> go req
+        where
+          url = baseUrl /: "guilds"
+          go :: GuildRequest a -> DiscordM a
+          go r@(GetGuild guild) = makeRequest r
+            $ Get (url // guild) mempty
+          go r@(ModifyGuild guild patch) = makeRequest r
+            $ Patch (url // guild) (ReqBodyJson patch) mempty
+          go r@(DeleteGuild guild) = makeRequest r
+            $ Delete (url // guild) mempty
+          go r@(GetGuildChannels guild) = makeRequest r
+            $ Get (url // guild /: "channels") mempty
+          go r@(CreateGuildChannel guild patch) = makeRequest r
+            $ Post (url // guild /: "channels") (ReqBodyJson patch) mempty
+          go r@(ModifyChanPosition guild patch) = makeRequest r
+            $ Post (url // guild /: "channels") (ReqBodyJson patch) mempty
+          go r@(GetGuildMember guild member) = makeRequest r
+            $ Get (url // guild /: "members" // member) mempty
+          go r@(ListGuildMembers guild range) = makeRequest r
+            $ Get (url // guild /: "members") (toQueryString range)
+          go r@(AddGuildMember guild user patch) = makeRequest r
+            $ Put (url // guild /: "members" // user) (ReqBodyJson patch) mempty
+          go r@(ModifyGuildMember guild member patch) = makeRequest r
+            $ Patch (url // guild /: "members" // member) (ReqBodyJson patch) mempty
+          go r@(RemoveGuildMember guild user) = makeRequest r
+            $ Delete (url // guild /: "members" // user) mempty
+          go r@(GetGuildBans guild) = makeRequest r
+            $ Get (url // guild /: "bans") mempty
+          go r@(CreateGuildBan guild user msgs) = makeRequest r
+            $ Put (url // guild /: "bans" // user)
+              (ReqBodyJson $ object [ "delete-message-days" .= msgs])
+              mempty
+          go r@(RemoveGuildBan guild ban) = makeRequest r
+            $ Delete (url // guild /: "bans" // ban) mempty
+          go r@(GetGuildRoles guild) = makeRequest r
+            $ Get (url // guild /: "roles") mempty
+          go r@(CreateGuildRole guild) = makeRequest r
+            $ Post (url // guild /: "roles")
+              NoReqBody mempty
+          go r@(ModifyGuildRolePositions guild patch) = makeRequest r
+            $ Post (url // guild /: "roles")
+            (ReqBodyJson patch) mempty
+          go r@(ModifyGuildRole guild role patch) = makeRequest r
+            $ Post (url // guild /: "roles" // role)
+              (ReqBodyJson patch) mempty
+          go r@(DeleteGuildRole guild role) = makeRequest r
+            $ Delete (url // guild /: "roles" // role) mempty
+          go r@(GetGuildPruneCount guild days) = makeRequest r
+            $ Get (url // guild /: "prune") ("days" =: days)
+          go r@(BeginGuildPrune guild days) = makeRequest r
+            $ Post (url // guild /: "prune") 
+              NoReqBody ("days" =: days)
+          go r@(GetGuildVoiceRegions guild) = makeRequest r
+            $ Get (url // guild /: "regions") mempty
+          go r@(GetGuildInvites guild) = makeRequest r
+            $ Get (url // guild /: "invites") mempty
+          go r@(GetGuildIntegrations guild) = makeRequest r
+            $ Get (url // guild /: "integrations") mempty
+          go r@(CreateGuildIntegration guild patch) = makeRequest r
+            $ Post (url // guild /: "integrations")
+              (ReqBodyJson patch) mempty
+          go r@(ModifyGuildIntegration guild integ patch) = makeRequest r
+            $ Patch (url // guild /: "integrations" // integ)
+              (ReqBodyJson patch) mempty
+          go r@(DeleteGuildIntegration guild integ) = makeRequest r
+            $ Delete (url // guild /: "integrations" // integ)
+              mempty
+          go r@(SyncGuildIntegration guild integ) = makeRequest r
+            $ Post (url // guild /: "integrations" // integ)
+              NoReqBody mempty
+          go r@(GetGuildEmbed guild) = makeRequest r
+            $ Get (url // guild /: "integrations") mempty
+          go r@(ModifyGuildEmbed guild patch) = makeRequest r
+            $ Patch (url // guild /: "embed")
+              (ReqBodyJson patch) mempty
diff --git a/src/Network/Discord/Rest/HTTP.hs b/src/Network/Discord/Rest/HTTP.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9a6ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Network/Discord/Rest/HTTP.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE GADTs, OverloadedStrings, InstanceSigs, TypeSynonymInstances #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances, MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DataKinds, ScopedTypeVariables, Rank2Types #-}
+-- | Provide HTTP primitives
+module Network.Discord.Rest.HTTP
+  ( JsonRequest(..)
+  , R.ReqBodyJson(..)
+  , R.NoReqBody(..)
+  , baseUrl
+  , fetch
+  , makeRequest
+  , (//)
+  , (R./:)
+  ) where
+
+    import Data.Semigroup ((<>))
+
+    import Control.Monad.State (get, when)
+    import Data.Aeson
+    import Data.ByteString.Char8 (pack, ByteString)
+    import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
+    import qualified Data.Text as T (pack)
+    import qualified Network.HTTP.Req as R
+
+    import Data.Version (showVersion)
+    import Network.Discord.Rest.Prelude
+    import Network.Discord.Types (DiscordM, getClient, DiscordState(..), getAuth)
+    import Paths_discord_hs (version)
+
+    -- | The base url (Req) for API requests
+    baseUrl :: R.Url 'R.Https
+    baseUrl = R.https "discordapp.com" R./: "api" R./: apiVersion
+      where apiVersion = "v6"
+
+    -- | Construct base options with auth from Discord state
+    baseRequestOptions :: DiscordM Option
+    baseRequestOptions = do
+      DiscordState {getClient=client} <- get
+      return $ R.header "Authorization" (pack . show $ getAuth client)
+            <> R.header "User-Agent" (pack $ "DiscordBot (https://github.com/jano017/Discord.hs,"
+                                          ++ showVersion version ++ ")")
+    infixl 5 //
+    (//) :: Show a => R.Url scheme -> a -> R.Url scheme
+    url // part = url R./: (T.pack $ show part)
+
+    type Option = R.Option 'R.Https
+   
+    -- | Represtents a HTTP request made to an API that supplies a Json response
+    data JsonRequest r where
+      Delete ::  FromJSON r                => R.Url 'R.Https      -> Option -> JsonRequest r
+      Get    ::  FromJSON r                => R.Url 'R.Https      -> Option -> JsonRequest r
+      Patch  :: (FromJSON r, R.HttpBody a) => R.Url 'R.Https -> a -> Option -> JsonRequest r
+      Post   :: (FromJSON r, R.HttpBody a) => R.Url 'R.Https -> a -> Option -> JsonRequest r
+      Put    :: (FromJSON r, R.HttpBody a) => R.Url 'R.Https -> a -> Option -> JsonRequest r
+
+    fetch :: FromJSON r => JsonRequest r -> DiscordM (R.JsonResponse r)
+    fetch (Delete url      opts) = R.req R.DELETE url R.NoReqBody R.jsonResponse =<< (<> opts) <$> baseRequestOptions
+    fetch (Get    url      opts) = R.req R.GET    url R.NoReqBody R.jsonResponse =<< (<> opts) <$> baseRequestOptions
+    fetch (Patch  url body opts) = R.req R.PATCH  url body        R.jsonResponse =<< (<> opts) <$> baseRequestOptions
+    fetch (Post   url body opts) = R.req R.POST   url body        R.jsonResponse =<< (<> opts) <$> baseRequestOptions
+    fetch (Put    url body opts) = R.req R.PUT    url body        R.jsonResponse =<< (<> opts) <$> baseRequestOptions
+
+    makeRequest :: (RateLimit a, FromJSON r) => a -> JsonRequest r -> DiscordM r
+    makeRequest req action = do
+      waitRateLimit req
+      resp <- fetch action
+      when (parseHeader resp "X-RateLimit-Remaining" 1 < 1) $
+        setRateLimit req $ parseHeader resp "X-RateLimit-Reset" 0
+      return $ R.responseBody resp
+      where
+        parseHeader :: R.HttpResponse resp => resp -> ByteString -> Int -> Int
+        parseHeader resp header def = fromMaybe def $ decodeStrict =<< R.responseHeader resp header
+    
+    -- | Base implementation of DoFetch, allows arbitrary HTTP requests to be performed
+    instance (FromJSON r) => DoFetch (JsonRequest r) where
+      doFetch req = SyncFetched . R.responseBody <$> fetch req
diff --git a/src/Network/Discord/Rest/Prelude.hs b/src/Network/Discord/Rest/Prelude.hs
index e9fc85d..a005619 100644
--- a/src/Network/Discord/Rest/Prelude.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Discord/Rest/Prelude.hs
@@ -1,52 +1,47 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE ExistentialQuantification, MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings, FlexibleInstances #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings, DataKinds #-}
 
 -- | Utility and base types and functions for the Discord Rest API
 module Network.Discord.Rest.Prelude where
   import Control.Concurrent (threadDelay)
-  import Data.Version     (showVersion)
-
-  import Control.Lens
+ 
+  import Control.Concurrent.STM
   import Data.Aeson
-  import Data.ByteString.Char8 (pack)
   import Data.Default
   import Data.Hashable
+  import Data.Monoid ((<>))
   import Data.Time.Clock.POSIX
-  import Network.Wreq
+  import Network.HTTP.Req (Option, Scheme(..), (=:))
   import System.Log.Logger
   import qualified Control.Monad.State as St
 
   import Network.Discord.Types
-  import Paths_discord_hs (version)
-
-  -- | Read function specialized for Integers
-  readInteger :: String -> Integer
-  readInteger = read
 
   -- | The base url for API requests
   baseURL :: String
   baseURL = "https://discordapp.com/api/v6"
 
-  -- | Construct base request with auth from Discord state
-  baseRequest :: DiscordM Options
-  baseRequest = do
-    DiscordState {getClient=client} <- St.get
-    return $ defaults
-      & header "Authorization" .~ [pack . show $ getAuth client]
-      & header "User-Agent"    .~
-        [pack  $ "DiscordBot (https://github.com/jano017/Discord.hs,"
-          ++ showVersion version
-          ++ ")"]
-      & header "Content-Type" .~ ["application/json"]
-
   -- | Class for rate-limitable actions
-  class RateLimit a where
+  class Hashable a => RateLimit a where
     -- | Return seconds to expiration if we're waiting
     --   for a rate limit to reset
     getRateLimit  :: a -> DiscordM (Maybe Int)
+    getRateLimit req = do
+      DiscordState {getRateLimits=rl} <- St.get
+      now <- St.liftIO (fmap round getPOSIXTime :: IO Int)
+      St.liftIO . atomically $ do
+        rateLimits <- readTVar rl
+        case lookup (hash req) rateLimits of
+          Nothing -> return Nothing
+          Just a
+            | a >= now  -> return $ Just a
+            | otherwise -> modifyTVar' rl (delete $ hash req) >> return Nothing
     -- | Set seconds to the next rate limit reset when
     --   we hit a rate limit
     setRateLimit  :: a -> Int -> DiscordM ()
+    setRateLimit req reset = do
+      DiscordState {getRateLimits=rl} <- St.get
+      St.liftIO . atomically . modifyTVar rl $ insert (hash req) reset
     -- | If we hit a rate limit, wait for it to reset
     waitRateLimit :: a -> DiscordM ()
     waitRateLimit endpoint = do
@@ -87,6 +82,8 @@ module Network.Discord.Rest.Prelude where
     def = Range 0 18446744073709551615 100
   
   -- | Convert a Range to a query string
-  toQueryString :: Range -> String
-  toQueryString (Range a b l) = 
-    "after=" ++ show a ++ "&before=" ++ show b ++ "&limit=" ++ show l
+  toQueryString :: Range -> Option 'Https
+  toQueryString (Range a b l)
+    =  "after"  =: show a 
+    <> "before" =: show b 
+    <> "limit"  =: show l
diff --git a/src/Network/Discord/Rest/User.hs b/src/Network/Discord/Rest/User.hs
index af269c0..c93c6f4 100644
--- a/src/Network/Discord/Rest/User.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Discord/Rest/User.hs
@@ -5,20 +5,15 @@ module Network.Discord.Rest.User
   (
     UserRequest(..)
   ) where
-    import Control.Monad (when)
-
-    import Control.Concurrent.STM
-    import Control.Monad.Morph (lift)
-    import Control.Lens
+    
     import Data.Aeson
     import Data.Hashable
-    import Data.Text
-    import Data.Time.Clock.POSIX
-    import Network.Wreq
-    import qualified Control.Monad.State as ST (get, liftIO)
-
+    import Data.Monoid (mempty)
+    import Data.Text as T
+    
     import Network.Discord.Rest.Prelude
-    import Network.Discord.Types as Dc
+    import Network.Discord.Types
+    import Network.Discord.Rest.HTTP
 
     -- | Data constructor for User requests. See
     --   <https://discordapp.com/developers/docs/resources/user User API>
@@ -46,57 +41,36 @@ module Network.Discord.Rest.User
       hashWithSalt s (GetUser _)              = hashWithSalt s  ("user"::Text)
       hashWithSalt s (ModifyCurrentUser _)    = hashWithSalt s  ("modify_user"::Text)
       hashWithSalt s (GetCurrentUserGuilds _) = hashWithSalt s  ("get_user_guilds"::Text)
-      hashWithSalt s (LeaveGuild g)           = hashWithSalt s  ("leaveGuild"::Text, g)
+      hashWithSalt s (LeaveGuild g)           = hashWithSalt s  ("leave_guild"::Text, g)
       hashWithSalt s (GetUserDMs)             = hashWithSalt s  ("get_dms"::Text)
       hashWithSalt s (CreateDM _)             = hashWithSalt s  ("make_dm"::Text)
 
-    instance Eq (UserRequest a) where
-      a == b = hash a == hash b
+    instance RateLimit (UserRequest a)
 
-    instance RateLimit (UserRequest a) where
-      getRateLimit req = do
-        DiscordState {getRateLimits=rl} <- ST.get
-        now <- ST.liftIO (fmap round getPOSIXTime :: IO Int)
-        ST.liftIO . atomically $ do
-          rateLimits <- readTVar rl
-          case lookup (hash req) rateLimits of
-            Nothing -> return Nothing
-            Just a
-              | a >= now  -> return $ Just a
-              | otherwise -> modifyTVar' rl (Dc.delete $ hash req) >> return Nothing
+    instance (FromJSON a) => DoFetch (UserRequest a) where
+      doFetch req = SyncFetched <$> go req
+        where
+          url = baseUrl /: "users"
+          go :: UserRequest a -> DiscordM a
+          go r@(GetCurrentUser) = makeRequest r
+            $ Get (url /: "@me") mempty
 
-      setRateLimit req reset = do
-        DiscordState {getRateLimits=rl} <- ST.get
-        ST.liftIO . atomically . modifyTVar rl $ Dc.insert (hash req) reset
+          go r@(GetUser user) = makeRequest r 
+            $ Get (url // user ) mempty
 
-    instance (FromJSON a) => DoFetch (UserRequest a) where
-      doFetch req = do
-        waitRateLimit req
-        SyncFetched <$> fetch req
+          go r@(ModifyCurrentUser patch) = makeRequest r 
+            $ Patch (url /: "@me")  (ReqBodyJson patch) mempty
+
+          go r@(GetCurrentUserGuilds range) = makeRequest r 
+            $ Get url $ toQueryString range
+
+          go r@(LeaveGuild guild) = makeRequest r
+            $ Delete (url /: "@me" /: "guilds" // guild) mempty
+
+          go r@(GetUserDMs) = makeRequest r
+            $ Get (url /: "@me" /: "channels") mempty
 
-    fetch :: FromJSON a => UserRequest a -> DiscordM a
-    fetch request = do
-      req <- baseRequest
-      (resp, rlRem, rlNext) <- lift $ do
-        resp <- case request of
-          GetCurrentUser -> getWith req
-            "/users/@me"
-          GetUser user -> getWith req
-            ("/users/" ++ show user)
-          ModifyCurrentUser patch -> customPayloadMethodWith "PATCH" req
-            "/users/@me"
-            (toJSON patch)
-          GetCurrentUserGuilds range -> getWith req
-            ("/users/@me/guilds?" ++ toQueryString range)
-          LeaveGuild guild -> deleteWith req
-            ("/users/@me/guilds/" ++ show guild)
-          GetUserDMs -> getWith req
-            "/users/@me/channels"
-          CreateDM (Snowflake user) -> postWith req
-            "/users/@me/channels"
-            ["recipient_id" := user]
-        return (justRight . eitherDecode $ resp ^. responseBody
-          , justRight . eitherDecodeStrict $ resp ^. responseHeader "X-RateLimit-Remaining"::Int
-          , justRight . eitherDecodeStrict $ resp ^. responseHeader "X-RateLimit-Reset"::Int)
-      when (rlRem == 0) $ setRateLimit request rlNext
-      return resp
+          go r@(CreateDM user) = makeRequest r
+            $ Post (url /: "@me" /: "channels")
+            (ReqBodyJson $ object ["recipient_id" .= user])
+            mempty
diff --git a/src/Network/Discord/Types.hs b/src/Network/Discord/Types.hs
index 268a6d8..8fc4d38 100755
--- a/src/Network/Discord/Types.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Discord/Types.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes, ExistentialQuantification #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes, ExistentialQuantification, GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
 {-# OPTIONS_HADDOCK prune, not-home #-}
 -- | Provides types and encoding/decoding code. Types should be identical to those provided
 --   in the Discord API documentation.
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ module Network.Discord.Types
   , module Network.Discord.Types.Guild
   ) where
 
-    import Data.Proxy
-    import Control.Monad.State (StateT)
+    import Data.Proxy (Proxy)
+    import Control.Monad.State (StateT, MonadState, evalStateT, execStateT)
 
     import Control.Concurrent.STM
+    import Control.Monad.IO.Class (MonadIO)
     import Network.WebSockets (Connection)
     import System.IO.Unsafe (unsafePerformIO)
+    import qualified Network.HTTP.Req as R (MonadHttp(..))
 
     import Network.Discord.Types.Channel
     import Network.Discord.Types.Events
@@ -28,8 +30,8 @@ module Network.Discord.Types
     data StateEnum = Create | Start | Running | InvalidReconnect | InvalidDead
 
     -- | Stores details needed to manage the gateway and bot
-    data DiscordState = forall a . (Client a) => DiscordState {
-        getState       :: StateEnum         -- ^ Current state of the gateway
+    data DiscordState = forall a . (Client a) => DiscordState
+      { getState       :: StateEnum         -- ^ Current state of the gateway
       , getClient      :: a                 -- ^ Currently running bot client
       , getWebSocket   :: Connection        -- ^ Stored WebSocket gateway
       , getSequenceNum :: TMVar Integer     -- ^ Heartbeat sequence number
@@ -37,7 +39,20 @@ module Network.Discord.Types
       }
 
     -- | Convenience type alias for the monad most used throughout most Discord.hs operations
-    type DiscordM = StateT DiscordState IO
+    newtype DiscordM a = DiscordM (StateT DiscordState IO a)
+      deriving (MonadIO, MonadState DiscordState, Monad, Applicative, Functor)
+   
+    -- | Allow HTTP requests to be made from the DiscordM monad
+    instance R.MonadHttp DiscordM where
+      handleHttpException e = error $ show e
+    
+    -- | Unwrap and eval a 'DiscordM'
+    evalDiscordM :: DiscordM a -> DiscordState -> IO a
+    evalDiscordM (DiscordM inner) = evalStateT inner
+
+    -- | Unwrap and exec a 'DiscordM'
+    execDiscordM :: DiscordM a -> DiscordState -> IO DiscordState
+    execDiscordM (DiscordM inner) = execStateT inner
     
     -- | The Client typeclass holds the majority of the user-customizable state,
     --   including merging states resulting from async operations.
diff --git a/src/Network/Discord/Types/Events.hs b/src/Network/Discord/Types/Events.hs
index bc1e5b9..50acf5a 100644
--- a/src/Network/Discord/Types/Events.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Discord/Types/Events.hs
@@ -90,3 +90,4 @@ module Network.Discord.Types.Events where
     _                           -> UnknownEvent ev         <$> reparse o
     where o = Object ob
   parseDispatch _ = error "Tried to parse non-Dispatch payload"
+
diff --git a/stack.yaml b/stack.yaml
index cc991c0..09ffbf2 100644
--- a/stack.yaml
+++ b/stack.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-flags: {}
+resolver: lts-8.0
+
+flags:
+  time-locale-compat:
+    old-locale: false
 extra-package-dbs: []
 packages:
 - '.'
 extra-deps:
-- wreq-0.5.0.0
+    - time-locale-compat-0.1.1.3
 resolver: lts-8.0
 nix:
   shell-file: shell.nix
+