diff --git a/src/Watchers/DeleteQueryWatcher.php b/src/Watchers/DeleteQueryWatcher.php
index 43192a0..766c3ac 100644
--- a/src/Watchers/DeleteQueryWatcher.php
+++ b/src/Watchers/DeleteQueryWatcher.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Spatie\LaravelRay\Watchers;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Events\QueryExecuted;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Spatie\Ray\Settings\Settings;
 
 class DeleteQueryWatcher extends ConditionalQueryWatcher
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ public function register(): void
         $this->enabled = $settings->send_delete_queries_to_ray ?? false;
 
         $this->setConditionalCallback(function (QueryExecuted $query) {
-            return str_starts_with(strtolower($query->toRawSql()), 'delete');
+            return Str::startsWith(strtolower($query->toRawSql()), 'delete');
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Watchers/InsertQueryWatcher.php b/src/Watchers/InsertQueryWatcher.php
index cdf6523..acc0419 100644
--- a/src/Watchers/InsertQueryWatcher.php
+++ b/src/Watchers/InsertQueryWatcher.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Spatie\LaravelRay\Watchers;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Events\QueryExecuted;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Spatie\Ray\Settings\Settings;
 
 class InsertQueryWatcher extends ConditionalQueryWatcher
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ public function register(): void
         $this->enabled = $settings->send_insert_queries_to_ray ?? false;
 
         $this->setConditionalCallback(function (QueryExecuted $query) {
-            return str_starts_with(strtolower($query->toRawSql()), 'insert');
+            return Str::startsWith(strtolower($query->toRawSql()), 'insert');
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Watchers/SelectQueryWatcher.php b/src/Watchers/SelectQueryWatcher.php
index fb2dbe8..a403dbb 100644
--- a/src/Watchers/SelectQueryWatcher.php
+++ b/src/Watchers/SelectQueryWatcher.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Spatie\LaravelRay\Watchers;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Events\QueryExecuted;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Spatie\Ray\Settings\Settings;
 
 class SelectQueryWatcher extends ConditionalQueryWatcher
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ public function register(): void
         $this->enabled = $settings->send_select_queries_to_ray ?? false;
 
         $this->setConditionalCallback(function (QueryExecuted $query) {
-            return str_starts_with(strtolower($query->toRawSql()), 'select');
+            return Str::startsWith(strtolower($query->toRawSql()), 'select');
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Watchers/UpdateQueryWatcher.php b/src/Watchers/UpdateQueryWatcher.php
index c3efaa0..10d0398 100644
--- a/src/Watchers/UpdateQueryWatcher.php
+++ b/src/Watchers/UpdateQueryWatcher.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Spatie\LaravelRay\Watchers;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Events\QueryExecuted;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Spatie\Ray\Settings\Settings;
 
 class UpdateQueryWatcher extends ConditionalQueryWatcher
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ public function register(): void
         $this->enabled = $settings->send_update_queries_to_ray ?? false;
 
         $this->setConditionalCallback(function (QueryExecuted $query) {
-            return str_starts_with(strtolower($query->toRawSql()), 'update');
+            return Str::startsWith(strtolower($query->toRawSql()), 'update');
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ConditionalQueryTest.php b/tests/Unit/ConditionalQueryTest.php
index 813dd85..58c362d 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/ConditionalQueryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/ConditionalQueryTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Events\QueryExecuted;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Spatie\LaravelRay\Tests\TestClasses\User;
 use Spatie\LaravelRay\Watchers\SelectQueryWatcher;
 use Spatie\Ray\Settings\Settings;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@
 
 it('can take a custom condition and only return those queries', function () {
     ray()->showConditionalQueries(function (QueryExecuted $query) {
-        return str_contains($query->toRawSql(), 'joan');
+        return Str::contains($query->toRawSql(), 'joan');
     });
 
     User::query()->create(['email' => 'joan@example.com']);
@@ -72,12 +73,12 @@
 it('can handle multiple conditional query watchers', function () {
     $john = ray()->showConditionalQueries(
         function (QueryExecuted $query) {
-            return str_contains($query->toRawSql(), 'joan');
+            return Str::contains($query->toRawSql(), 'joan');
         },
         function (): User {
             ray()->showConditionalQueries(
                 function (QueryExecuted $query) {
-                    return str_contains($query->toRawSql(), 'john');
+                    return Str::contains($query->toRawSql(), 'john');
                 },
                 null,
                 'look for john'