diff --git a/ignite-html-lazyload.js b/ignite-html-lazyload.js
index c879916..7998420 100644
--- a/ignite-html-lazyload.js
+++ b/ignite-html-lazyload.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class IgniteLazyLoad {
  * @param {Function|IgniteProperty} callback The callback function to invoke once the image has been lazy loaded in. By default null.
  * @returns {IgniteTemplate} This ignite template.
  */
-function lazy(placeholder = null, callback = null) {
+ IgniteTemplate.prototype.lazy = function(placeholder = null, callback = null) {
     //See if we have a src attribute already defined.
     if (this._attributes["src"]) {
         //Save the original source.
@@ -102,6 +102,4 @@ function lazy(placeholder = null, callback = null) {
     }
 
     return this;
-}
-
-IgniteTemplate.prototype.lazy = lazy;
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+}
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