diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 53e599a..3bc203b 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
                          [com.taoensso/carmine "2.12.2"]
                          [com.draines/postal   "1.11.4"]
                          [irclj                "0.5.0-alpha4"]
-                         [org.graylog2/gelfclient "1.3.1"]]}
+                         [org.graylog2/gelfclient "1.3.1"]
+                         [org.julienxx/clj-slack  "0.5.3"]]}
    :dev
    [:1.7 :test
     {:dependencies [[org.clojure/clojurescript "1.7.28"]]
diff --git a/src/taoensso/timbre/appenders/3rd_party/slack.clj b/src/taoensso/timbre/appenders/3rd_party/slack.clj
index 6518e47..1f52b18 100644
--- a/src/taoensso/timbre/appenders/3rd_party/slack.clj
+++ b/src/taoensso/timbre/appenders/3rd_party/slack.clj
@@ -1,28 +1,30 @@
 (ns taoensso.timbre.appenders.3rd-party.slack
+  "Requires https://github.com/julienXX/clj-slack"
   {:author "Simon Belak (@sbelak)"}
-  (:require (taoensso [timbre :as timbre]
-                      [encore :as encore])
-            (clj-slack [chat :as slack.chat]              
-                       [core :as slack])))
+  (:require
+   [taoensso.timbre :as timbre]
+   [taoensso.encore :as enc]
+   [clj-slack.chat  :as slack.chat]
+   [clj-slack.core  :as slack]))
 
 (defn slack-appender
-  "Return Slack appender.
-  Required params: 
-  `token` - Slack API token. See: Browse apps > Custom Integrations > Bots
-  `channel` - Channel ID. 
+  "Returns Slack appender. Required params:
+    `token`   - Slack API token. See: Browse apps > Custom Integrations > Bots
+    `channel` - Channel ID
 
-  Optional params: same as clj-slack.chat/post-message `optionals`. See: http://julienblanchard.com/clj-slack/clj-slack.chat.html"
+  Optional params: same as `clj-slack.chat/post-message` `optionals`,
+  Ref. http://julienblanchard.com/clj-slack/clj-slack.chat.html"
   [& [opts]]
   (let [{:keys [token channel]} opts
         conn {:api-url "https://slack.com/api"
               :token token}]
-    {:enabled?   true 
-     :async?     true 
+    {:enabled?   true
+     :async?     true
      :min-level  nil
-     :rate-limit [[1 (encore/ms :secs 1)]]
-     :output-fn :inherit 
+     :rate-limit [[1 (enc/ms :secs 1)]]
+     :output-fn :inherit
      :fn
      (fn [data]
        (let [{:keys [output-fn]} data]
          (slack.chat/post-message conn channel (output-fn data)
-                                  (dissoc opts :token :channel))))}))
+           (dissoc opts :token :channel))))}))