diff --git a/Command/PopulateCommand.php b/Command/PopulateCommand.php
index 026465b..0f0d3a9 100644
--- a/Command/PopulateCommand.php
+++ b/Command/PopulateCommand.php
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
  */
 class PopulateCommand extends ContainerAwareCommand
 {
+    private $populator;
+
+    public function setPopulator($populator)
+    {
+        $this->populator = $populator;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
@@ -41,8 +48,7 @@ protected function configure()
      */
     protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
     {
-        $populator = $this->getContainer()->get('faker.populator');
-        $insertedPks = $populator->execute();
+        $insertedPks = $this->populator->execute();
 
         $output->writeln('');
 
diff --git a/Resources/config/services.xml b/Resources/config/services.xml
index f03529b..c9dab70 100644
--- a/Resources/config/services.xml
+++ b/Resources/config/services.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
         <service id="Bazinga\Bundle\FakerBundle\Factory\FormatterFactory" alias="faker.formatter_factory" />
 
         <service id="Bazinga\Bundle\FakerBundle\Command\PopulateCommand" class="%faker.populate_command.class%">
+            <call method="setPopulator">
+                  <argument type="service" id="faker.populator" />
+            </call>
             <tag name="console.command" />
         </service>
     </services>