diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index acd4a02..876777a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ composer require kodeine/laravel-acl "^1.0"
 $ php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Kodeine\Acl\AclServiceProvider"
 ```
 
-> **Use your own models.**
-> Once you publish, it publishes the configuration file where you can define your own models which should extend to Acl models.
+> **Once you publish, it publishes the configuration file where you can:**
+> - **Use your own models**: Define your own models which should extend to Acl models.
+> - **Use your own guard**: Define a guard other than laravel default for user recovery.
 
 4. Add the middleware to your `app/Http/Kernel.php`.
 
@@ -100,6 +101,9 @@ Here's the TODO list for the next release.
 
 # <a name="change-logs"></a>Change Logs
 
+**June 14 2022**
+* [x] Added support for different guard
+
 **September 14 2019**
 * [x] Updated the readme to reflect new major release
 
diff --git a/src/Kodeine/Acl/AclServiceProvider.php b/src/Kodeine/Acl/AclServiceProvider.php
index d64f7d7..3cd8c72 100644
--- a/src/Kodeine/Acl/AclServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Kodeine/Acl/AclServiceProvider.php
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ public function publishConfig()
 
     public function registerBladeDirectives()
     {
-        // role
         Blade::directive('role', function ($expression) {
-            return "<?php if (Auth::check() && Auth::user()->hasRole({$expression})): ?>";
+            return "<?php if (Auth::guard(config('acl.guard'))->check() && Auth::guard(config('acl.guard'))->user()->hasRole({$expression})): ?>";
         });
 
         Blade::directive('endrole', function () {
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ public function registerBladeDirectives()
 
         // permission
         Blade::directive('permission', function ($expression) {
-            return "<?php if (Auth::check() && Auth::user()->hasPermission({$expression})): ?>";
+            return "<?php if (Auth::guard(config('acl.guard'))->check() && Auth::guard(config('acl.guard'))->user()->hasPermission({$expression})): ?>";
         });
 
         Blade::directive('endpermission', function () {
diff --git a/src/Kodeine/Acl/Middleware/HasPermission.php b/src/Kodeine/Acl/Middleware/HasPermission.php
index 0593885..9656ef0 100644
--- a/src/Kodeine/Acl/Middleware/HasPermission.php
+++ b/src/Kodeine/Acl/Middleware/HasPermission.php
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class HasPermission
     public function handle($request, Closure $next)
     {
         $this->request = $request;
+        $this->guard = config('acl.guard');
 
         // override crud resources via config
         $this->crudConfigOverride();
@@ -73,8 +74,9 @@ protected function hasRole()
     {
         $request = $this->request;
         $role = $this->getAction('is');
+        $guard = $this->guard;
 
-        return ! $this->forbiddenRoute() && $request->user()->hasRole($role);
+        return ! $this->forbiddenRoute() && $request->user($guard)->hasRole($role);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -86,8 +88,9 @@ protected function hasPermission()
     {
         $request = $this->request;
         $do = $this->getAction('can');
+        $guard = $this->guard;
 
-        return ! $this->forbiddenRoute() && $request->user()->hasPermission($do);
+        return ! $this->forbiddenRoute() && $request->user($guard)->hasPermission($do);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -105,6 +108,9 @@ protected function protectMethods()
         // protection methods being passed in a route.
         $methods = $this->getAction('protect_methods');
 
+        // guard from config 
+        $guard = $this->guard;
+
         // get method being called on controller.
         $caller = $this->parseMethod();
 
@@ -133,7 +139,7 @@ protected function protectMethods()
             return $e . '.' . $this->parseAlias();
         }, array_keys($crud)));
 
-        return ! $this->forbiddenRoute() && $request->user()->hasPermission($permission);
+        return ! $this->forbiddenRoute() && $request->user($guard)->hasPermission($permission);
     }
     
     private function filterMethods($methods, $callback) {
diff --git a/src/config/acl.php b/src/config/acl.php
index e296c1b..015d77b 100644
--- a/src/config/acl.php
+++ b/src/config/acl.php
@@ -44,4 +44,11 @@
      */
 		
     'cacheMinutes' => 1,
+
+    /**
+     * Guard
+     * Set the guard for user validations.
+     */
+
+    'guard' => config('auth.defaults.guard'),
 ];