diff --git a/src/Mariuzzo/LaravelJsLocalization/LaravelJsLocalizationServiceProvider.php b/src/Mariuzzo/LaravelJsLocalization/LaravelJsLocalizationServiceProvider.php
index 25fadf8..8b7f2ef 100644
--- a/src/Mariuzzo/LaravelJsLocalization/LaravelJsLocalizationServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Mariuzzo/LaravelJsLocalization/LaravelJsLocalizationServiceProvider.php
@@ -72,11 +72,15 @@ public function register()
 
             if ($laravelMajorVersion === 4) {
                 $langs = $app['path.base'].'/app/lang';
-            } elseif ($laravelMajorVersion >= 9) {
+            }
+
+            // this is the path used by 5..8 laravel versions try to use it first.
+            $langs = $app['path.base'].'/resources/lang';
+
+            if (!is_dir($langs)) {
                 $langs = $app['path.base'].'/lang';
-            } elseif ($laravelMajorVersion >= 5) {
-                $langs = $app['path.base'].'/resources/lang';
             }
+
             $messages = $app['config']->get('localization-js.messages');
             $generator = new Generators\LangJsGenerator($files, $langs, $messages);
 
diff --git a/tests/specs/LangJsCommandTest.php b/tests/specs/LangJsCommandTest.php
index 4465677..04e7c03 100644
--- a/tests/specs/LangJsCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/specs/LangJsCommandTest.php
@@ -47,12 +47,9 @@ class LangJsCommandTest extends TestCase
      */
     private $langPath;
 
-    /**
-     * LangJsCommandTest constructor.
-     */
-    public function __construct()
+    protected function setUp(): void
     {
-        parent::__construct();
+        parent::setUp();
 
         $this->testPath       = __DIR__ . '/..';
         $this->rootPath       = __DIR__ . '/../..';
@@ -240,7 +237,7 @@ public function testShouldIgnoreDefaultOutputPathFromConfigIfTargetArgumentExist
         $code = $this->runCommand($command, ['target' => $this->outputFilePath]);
         $this->assertRunsWithSuccess($code);
         $this->assertFileExists($this->outputFilePath);
-        $this->assertFileNotExists($customOutputFilePath);
+        $this->assertFileDoesNotExist($customOutputFilePath);
 
         $template = "$this->rootPath/src/Mariuzzo/LaravelJsLocalization/Generators/Templates/langjs_with_messages.js";
         $this->assertFileExists($template);