diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 06f6ddd..6ab3f5a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-/vendor
-composer.phar
-composer.lock
-.DS_Store
-.idea/
+/vendor
+composer.phar
+composer.lock
+.DS_Store
+.idea/
+nbproject/
+/nbproject/private/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a7b9386..56bb70f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,17 +17,6 @@ Or add the following to your composer.json's require section and `composer updat
 }
 ```
 
-Then register the service provider in your `app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php` to only be included for the local environment:
-
-```php
-public function register()
-{
-    if ($this->app->environment() == 'local') {
-        $this->app->register(\MaddHatter\ViewGenerator\ServiceProvider::class);
-    }
-}
-```
-
 Or if you always want it included regardless of environment, just add it to the `providers` array in `config/app.php`
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index ae569bc..2930969 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -19,5 +19,12 @@
         "psr-4": {
             "MaddHatter\\ViewGenerator\\": "src/"
         }
+    },
+    "extra": {
+        "laravel": {
+            "providers": [
+                "MaddHatter\\ViewGenerator\\ServiceProvider"
+            ]
+        }
     }
 }