diff --git a/lua/dep.lua b/lua/dep.lua
index 098eff4..e876401 100644
--- a/lua/dep.lua
+++ b/lua/dep.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 local logger = require('dep.log')
 local git = require('dep.git')
 local packager = require('dep.package')
+local h = require('dep.helpers')
 
 -- all functions for convenience
 local M = {}
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ end
 
 --- clean out old packages
 function M.clean()
-  vim.loop.fs_scandir(
+  h.uv.fs_scandir(
     packager.get_base_dir(),
     vim.schedule_wrap(function(err, handle)
       if err then
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ function M.clean()
         local queue = {}
 
         while handle do
-          local name = vim.loop.fs_scandir_next(handle)
+          local name = h.uv.fs_scandir_next(handle)
           if name then
             queue[name] = packager.get_base_dir()..name
           else
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ return function(opts)
     vim.opt_local.readonly = true
 
     -- make the log auto update while it's open
-    local w = vim.uv.new_fs_event()
+    local w = h.uv.new_fs_event()
     local function watch_file(fname)
       local fullpath = vim.api.nvim_call_function(
         'fnamemodify', { fname, ':p' })
diff --git a/lua/dep/helpers.lua b/lua/dep/helpers.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bd9273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/dep/helpers.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+return {
+  -- vim.loop was depricated in nvim 0.10
+  uv = vim.uv or vim.loop
+}
diff --git a/lua/dep/log.lua b/lua/dep/log.lua
index a127d77..f045250 100644
--- a/lua/dep/log.lua
+++ b/lua/dep/log.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+local h = require('dep.helpers')
+
 local logger = {}
 
 logger.stage_colors = {
@@ -14,8 +16,8 @@ logger.stage_colors = {
 local function default_log_path()
   -- create cache directory and chmod it if it doesn't already exist
   local path = vim.fn.stdpath("cache")
-  if not vim.loop.fs_stat(path) then
-    vim.loop.fs_mkdir(path, 0x1ff) -- 0777
+  if not h.uv.fs_stat(path) then
+    h.uv.fs_mkdir(path, 0x1ff) -- 0777
   end
 
   return vim.fs.normalize(path).."/dep.log"
@@ -37,8 +39,8 @@ function logger:setup(path)
   logger.path = path or default_log_path()
   local pipe
 
-  logger.handle = assert(vim.loop.fs_open(logger.path, "w", 0x1a4)) -- 0644
-  pipe = vim.loop.new_pipe()
+  logger.handle = assert(h.uv.fs_open(logger.path, "w", 0x1a4)) -- 0644
+  pipe = h.uv.new_pipe()
   pipe:open(logger.handle)
 
   return pipe
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ function logger:cleanup(pipe, handle)
     pipe = nil
   end
   if handle then
-    vim.loop.fs_close(logger.handle)
+    h.uv.fs_close(logger.handle)
     handle = nil
   end
 end