diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7272390..841ddd2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ var ascoltatori = require('ascoltatori');
 var settings = {
   type: 'zmq',
   json: false,
-  zmq: require("zmq"),
+  zmq: require("zeromq"),
   port: "tcp://127.0.0.1:33333",
   controlPort: "tcp://127.0.0.1:33334",
   delay: 10
diff --git a/lib/zeromq_ascoltatore.js b/lib/zeromq_ascoltatore.js
index b1ea8b3..c80ed5d 100644
--- a/lib/zeromq_ascoltatore.js
+++ b/lib/zeromq_ascoltatore.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function ZeromqAscoltatore(opts) {
 
   this._opts = opts || {};
   this._opts.delay = this._opts.delay || 5;
-  this._opts.zmq = this._opts.zmq || require("zmq");
+  this._opts.zmq = this._opts.zmq || require("zeromq");
 
   this._connectedControls = [];
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4ad5b12..22d649d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "ioredis": "^2.3.0",
     "msgpack-lite": "^0.1.20",
-    "zmq": "^2.14.0",
+    "zeromq": "*",
     "amqp": "~0.2.4",
     "amqplib": "~0.5.1",
     "mqtt": "^2.3.0",
diff --git a/test/common.js b/test/common.js
index dd4a1a9..cd735fb 100644
--- a/test/common.js
+++ b/test/common.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ global.nextPort = function() {
 global.zeromqSettings = function(remote_ports) {
   return {
     json: false,
-    zmq: require("zmq"),
+    zmq: require("zeromq"),
     port: "tcp://127.0.0.1:" + global.nextPort(),
     controlPort: "tcp://127.0.0.1:" + global.nextPort(),
     delay: 10