diff --git a/src/components/img-loader.ts b/src/components/img-loader.ts
index 0b36500..4203b3e 100644
--- a/src/components/img-loader.ts
+++ b/src/components/img-loader.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, Input, Output, ElementRef, Renderer2, OnInit, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, Input, Output, ElementRef, Renderer, OnInit, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
 import { ImageLoader } from '../providers/image-loader';
 import { ImageLoaderConfig } from '../providers/image-loader-config';
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export class ImgLoader implements OnInit {
 
   constructor(
     private _element: ElementRef,
-    private _renderer: Renderer2,
+    private _renderer: Renderer,
     private _imageLoader: ImageLoader,
     private _config: ImageLoaderConfig
   ) {}
@@ -191,16 +191,15 @@ export class ImgLoader implements OnInit {
       // Using <img> tag
       if (!this.element) {
         // create img element if we dont have one
-        this.element = this._renderer.createElement('img');
-        this._renderer.appendChild(this._element.nativeElement, this.element);
+        this.element = this._renderer.createElement(this._element.nativeElement, 'img');
       }
 
       // set it's src
-      this._renderer.setAttribute(this.element, 'src', imageUrl);
+      this._renderer.setElementAttribute(this.element, 'src', imageUrl);
 
 
       if (this.fallbackUrl && !this._imageLoader.nativeAvailable) {
-        this._renderer.listen(this.element, 'error', () => this._renderer.setAttribute(this.element, 'src', this.fallbackUrl));
+        this._renderer.listen(this.element, 'error', () => this._renderer.setElementAttribute(this.element, 'src', this.fallbackUrl));
       }
 
     } else {
@@ -211,11 +210,11 @@ export class ImgLoader implements OnInit {
 
       for (let prop in propMap) {
         if (this[prop]) {
-          this._renderer.setStyle(this.element, propMap[prop], this[prop]);
+          this._renderer.setElementStyle(this.element, propMap[prop], this[prop]);
         }
       }
 
-      this._renderer.setStyle(this.element, 'background-image', 'url(\'' + ( imageUrl || this.fallbackUrl ) + '\')');
+      this._renderer.setElementStyle(this.element, 'background-image', 'url(\'' + ( imageUrl || this.fallbackUrl ) + '\')');
     }
 
     this.load.emit(this);