diff --git a/src/ORM/Locator/TableLocator.php b/src/ORM/Locator/TableLocator.php
index 27b907b0959..95b2ce8345c 100644
--- a/src/ORM/Locator/TableLocator.php
+++ b/src/ORM/Locator/TableLocator.php
@@ -195,7 +195,9 @@ public function get($alias, array $options = [])
         if ($className) {
             $options['className'] = $className;
         } else {
-            $options['className'] = Inflector::camelize($alias);
+            if (empty($options['className'])) {	
+                $options['className'] = Inflector::camelize($alias);	
+            }
             if (!isset($options['table']) && strpos($options['className'], '\\') === false) {
                 list(, $table) = pluginSplit($options['className']);
                 $options['table'] = Inflector::underscore($table);