diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/BotManController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/BotManController.php
index cb1ab65..a2a37b7 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/BotManController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/BotManController.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
+use App\Conversations\ExampleConversation;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Mpociot\BotMan\BotMan;
 
@@ -20,11 +21,15 @@ public function handle()
             $bot->reply('Hi there :)');
         });
 
-        // Start a conversation
-        $botman->hears('Start conversation', function (BotMan $bot) {
-            $bot->startConversation(new ExampleConversation());
-        });
-
         $botman->listen();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Loaded through routes/botman.php
+     * @param  BotMan $bot
+     */
+    public function startConversation(BotMan $bot)
+    {
+        $bot->startConversation(new ExampleConversation());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php b/app/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php
index e0e8d93..6c91dc6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class VerifyCsrfToken extends BaseVerifier
      * @var array
      */
     protected $except = [
+    	'botman',
         'botman/*'
     ];
 }
diff --git a/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
index 87ffb05..056bad7 100644
--- a/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public function map()
 
         $this->mapWebRoutes();
 
-        //
+        require base_path('routes/botman.php');
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 0ff2c13..274acd6 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#composer-lock-the-lock-file",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
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     "content-hash": "817bc7a327e61b09f72e712e078985d2",
     "packages": [
         {
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@
                 "class",
                 "preload"
             ],
-            "time": "2016-09-16 12:50:15"
+            "time": "2016-09-16T12:50:15+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "dnoegel/php-xdg-base-dir",
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@
                 "MIT"
             ],
             "description": "implementation of xdg base directory specification for php",
-            "time": "2014-10-24 07:27:01"
+            "time": "2014-10-24T07:27:01+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "doctrine/inflector",
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@
                 "singularize",
                 "string"
             ],
-            "time": "2015-11-06 14:35:42"
+            "time": "2015-11-06T14:35:42+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "jakub-onderka/php-console-color",
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@
                     "homepage": "http://www.acci.cz"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2014-04-08 15:00:19"
+            "time": "2014-04-08T15:00:19+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "jakub-onderka/php-console-highlighter",
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@
                     "homepage": "http://www.acci.cz/"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2015-04-20 18:58:01"
+            "time": "2015-04-20T18:58:01+00:00"
         },
         {
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@@ -304,7 +303,7 @@
                 "serialize",
                 "tokenizer"
             ],
-            "time": "2016-12-07 09:37:55"
+            "time": "2016-12-07T09:37:55+00:00"
         },
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             "name": "laravel/framework",
@@ -432,7 +431,7 @@
                 "framework",
                 "laravel"
             ],
-            "time": "2016-11-30 14:58:38"
+            "time": "2016-11-30T14:58:38+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "league/flysystem",
@@ -515,7 +514,7 @@
                 "sftp",
                 "storage"
             ],
-            "time": "2016-10-19 20:38:46"
+            "time": "2016-10-19T20:38:46+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "monolog/monolog",
@@ -593,20 +592,20 @@
                 "logging",
                 "psr-3"
             ],
-            "time": "2016-11-26 00:15:39"
+            "time": "2016-11-26T00:15:39+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "mpociot/botman",
-            "version": "1.0.0",
+            "version": "1.1.0",
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                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/mpociot/botman.git",
-                "reference": "8c575fff1516a85e8609569ca047ec072b3d7871"
+                "reference": "0f98026ae07014806df694a8ff76604adca8ce87"
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-                "reference": "8c575fff1516a85e8609569ca047ec072b3d7871",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/mpociot/botman/zipball/0f98026ae07014806df694a8ff76604adca8ce87",
+                "reference": "0f98026ae07014806df694a8ff76604adca8ce87",
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             },
             "require": {
@@ -656,7 +655,7 @@
                 "slack",
                 "telegram"
             ],
-            "time": "2016-12-08 21:26:58"
+            "time": "2016-12-15T14:33:20+00:00"
         },
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@@ -700,7 +699,7 @@
                 "cron",
                 "schedule"
             ],
-            "time": "2016-01-26 21:23:30"
+            "time": "2016-01-26T21:23:30+00:00"
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             "name": "nesbot/carbon",
@@ -747,7 +746,7 @@
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                 "time"
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-            "time": "2015-11-04 20:07:17"
+            "time": "2015-11-04T20:07:17+00:00"
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@@ -798,20 +797,20 @@
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                 "php"
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-            "time": "2016-09-16 12:04:44"
+            "time": "2016-09-16T12:04:44+00:00"
         },
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-            "version": "2.3.0",
+            "version": "2.3.2",
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@@ -852,7 +851,7 @@
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+            "time": "2016-12-15T12:52:41+00:00"
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@@ -900,7 +899,7 @@
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+            "time": "2016-11-07T23:38:38+00:00"
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@@ -947,7 +946,7 @@
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+            "time": "2016-10-10T12:19:37+00:00"
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@@ -1019,7 +1018,7 @@
                 "interactive",
                 "shell"
             ],
-            "time": "2016-03-09 05:03:14"
+            "time": "2016-03-09T05:03:14+00:00"
         },
         {
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@@ -1101,7 +1100,7 @@
                 "identifier",
                 "uuid"
             ],
-            "time": "2016-11-22 19:21:44"
+            "time": "2016-11-22T19:21:44+00:00"
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@@ -1154,20 +1153,20 @@
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                 "mailer"
             ],
-            "time": "2016-11-24 01:01:23"
+            "time": "2016-11-24T01:01:23+00:00"
         },
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-            "version": "v3.1.7",
+            "version": "v3.1.8",
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@@ -1215,11 +1214,11 @@
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+            "time": "2016-12-08T14:58:14+00:00"
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-            "version": "v3.1.7",
+            "version": "v3.1.8",
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@@ -1272,11 +1271,11 @@
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             "homepage": "https://symfony.com",
-            "time": "2016-11-15 12:55:20"
+            "time": "2016-11-15T12:55:20+00:00"
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-            "version": "v3.2.0",
+            "version": "v3.2.1",
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@@ -1332,20 +1331,20 @@
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+            "time": "2016-10-13T06:29:04+00:00"
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-            "version": "v3.1.7",
+            "version": "v3.1.8",
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             "homepage": "https://symfony.com",
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+            "time": "2016-12-13T09:38:21+00:00"
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-            "version": "v3.1.7",
+            "version": "v3.1.8",
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@@ -1575,7 +1574,7 @@
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@@ -1631,7 +1630,7 @@
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@@ -1683,20 +1682,20 @@
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@@ -2386,7 +2385,7 @@
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-            "time": "2016-12-09 02:48:53"
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-            "time": "2016-12-08 20:27:08"
+            "time": "2016-12-08T20:27:08+00:00"
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@@ -2879,7 +2878,7 @@
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-            "time": "2016-02-13 06:45:14"
+            "time": "2016-02-13T06:45:14+00:00"
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@@ -2943,7 +2942,7 @@
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-            "time": "2016-11-19 09:18:40"
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@@ -2995,7 +2994,7 @@
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@@ -3045,7 +3044,7 @@
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-            "time": "2016-11-19 07:35:10"
+            "time": "2016-11-19T07:35:10+00:00"
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@@ -3262,7 +3261,7 @@
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-            "time": "2016-11-19 07:33:16"
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@@ -3304,7 +3303,7 @@
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@@ -3347,11 +3346,11 @@
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             "homepage": "https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/version",
-            "time": "2016-10-03 07:35:21"
+            "time": "2016-10-03T07:35:21+00:00"
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-            "version": "v3.1.7",
+            "version": "v3.1.8",
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@@ -3400,20 +3399,20 @@
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             "homepage": "https://symfony.com",
-            "time": "2016-11-03 08:04:31"
+            "time": "2016-11-03T08:04:31+00:00"
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-            "version": "v3.1.7",
+            "version": "v3.1.8",
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@@ -3456,20 +3455,20 @@
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             "homepage": "https://symfony.com",
-            "time": "2016-11-14 16:20:02"
+            "time": "2016-12-10T14:24:45+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "symfony/yaml",
-            "version": "v3.2.0",
+            "version": "v3.2.1",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/symfony/yaml.git",
-                "reference": "f2300ba8fbb002c028710b92e1906e7457410693"
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@@ -3511,7 +3510,7 @@
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             "description": "Symfony Yaml Component",
             "homepage": "https://symfony.com",
-            "time": "2016-11-18 21:17:59"
+            "time": "2016-12-10T10:07:06+00:00"
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@@ -3561,7 +3560,7 @@
                 "check",
                 "validate"
             ],
-            "time": "2016-11-23 20:04:58"
+            "time": "2016-11-23T20:04:58+00:00"
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diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index c19400a..3871131 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@
         /*
          * Package Service Providers...
          */
-
         \Mpociot\BotMan\BotManServiceProvider::class,
 
         /*
@@ -226,6 +225,8 @@
         'Validator' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator::class,
         'View' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\View::class,
 
+        'BotMan' => Mpociot\BotMan\Facades\BotMan::class,
+
     ],
 
 ];
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 6b9e2f7..d48a5eb 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ the messaging services for testing. The predefined route is `/botman`.
 
 3. Edit your `.env` file and [connect BotMan with your Messaging Services](https://github.com/mpociot/botman#connect-with-your-messaging-service)
 
-4. Modify your bot logic in `app/Controllers/BotManController.php`
+4. Modify your bot logic in `app/Controllers/BotManController.php` and/or `routes/botman.php`.
 
 5. Build awesome bots!
 
diff --git a/routes/botman.php b/routes/botman.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2ba5bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/botman.php
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\BotManController;
+
+BotMan::hears('Start conversation', BotManController::class.'@startConversation');
\ No newline at end of file