diff --git a/lua/cosmic/utils/logger.lua b/lua/cosmic/utils/logger.lua
index 7158b92..52140d0 100644
--- a/lua/cosmic/utils/logger.lua
+++ b/lua/cosmic/utils/logger.lua
@@ -1,40 +1,45 @@
-local utils = require('cosmic.utils')
 local Logger = {}
 Logger.__index = Logger
 
 local title = 'CosmicNvim'
 
+Logger = {}
+Logger.__index = Logger
+
+local function log(type, msg, opts)
+  local ok, notify = pcall(require, 'notify')
+  if ok then
+    notify(
+      msg,
+      type,
+      vim.tbl_deep_extend('force', {
+        title = title,
+      }, opts)
+    )
+  else
+    if vim.tbl_islist(msg) then
+      -- regular vim.notify can't take tables of strings
+      local tmp_list = msg
+      msg = ''
+      for _, v in pairs(tmp_list) do
+        msg = msg .. v
+      end
+    end
+
+    vim.notify(msg, type)
+  end
+end
+
 function Logger:log(msg, opts)
-  opts = opts or {}
-  vim.notify(
-    msg,
-    vim.log.levels.INFO,
-    utils.merge({
-      title = title,
-    }, opts)
-  )
+  log(vim.log.levels.INFO, msg, opts or {})
 end
 
 function Logger:warn(msg, opts)
-  opts = opts or {}
-  vim.notify(
-    msg,
-    vim.log.levels.WARN,
-    utils.merge({
-      title = title,
-    }, opts)
-  )
+  log(vim.log.levels.WARN, msg, opts or {})
 end
 
 function Logger:error(msg, opts)
-  opts = opts or {}
-  vim.notify(
-    msg,
-    vim.log.levels.ERROR,
-    utils.merge({
-      title = title,
-    }, opts)
-  )
+  log(vim.log.levels.ERROR, msg, opts or {})
 end
 
 return Logger