diff --git a/cake/libs/model/cake_schema.php b/cake/libs/model/cake_schema.php
index a1ea24acef0..6e2d50867db 100644
--- a/cake/libs/model/cake_schema.php
+++ b/cake/libs/model/cake_schema.php
@@ -234,17 +234,25 @@ function read($options = array()) {
 
 		if (is_array($models)) {
 			foreach ($models as $model) {
+				$importModel = $model;
 				if (isset($this->plugin)) {
-					$model = $this->plugin . '.' . $model;
+					$importModel = $this->plugin . '.' . $model;
 				}
+				if (!App::import('Model', $importModel)) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				$vars = get_class_vars($model);
+				if (empty($vars['useDbConfig']) || $vars['useDbConfig'] != $connection) {
+					continue;
+				}
+
 				if (PHP5) {
-					$Object = ClassRegistry::init(array('class' => $model, 'ds' => null));
+					$Object = ClassRegistry::init(array('class' => $model, 'ds' => $connection));
 				} else {
-					$Object =& ClassRegistry::init(array('class' => $model, 'ds' => null));
+					$Object =& ClassRegistry::init(array('class' => $model, 'ds' => $connection));
 				}
 
 				if (is_object($Object) && $Object->useTable !== false) {
-					$Object->setDataSource($connection);
 					$table = $db->fullTableName($Object, false);
 					if (in_array($table, $currentTables)) {
 						$key = array_search($table, $currentTables);
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/cake_schema.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/cake_schema.test.php
index 3a769356ab3..3dc5fc9f52d 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/cake_schema.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/cake_schema.test.php
@@ -658,17 +658,17 @@ function testSchemaReadWithCrossDatabase() {
 			'name' => 'TestApp',
 			'models' => array('SchemaCrossDatabase', 'SchemaPost')
 		));
-		unset($read['tables']['missing']);
 		$this->assertTrue(isset($read['tables']['posts']));
-		$this->assertFalse(isset($read['tables']['cross_database']));
+		$this->assertFalse(isset($read['tables']['cross_database']), 'Cross database should not appear');
+		$this->assertFalse(isset($read['tables']['missing']['cross_database']), 'Cross database should not appear');
 
 		$read = $this->Schema->read(array(
 			'connection' => 'test2',
 			'name' => 'TestApp',
 			'models' => array('SchemaCrossDatabase', 'SchemaPost')
 		));
-		unset($read['tables']['missing']);
-		$this->assertFalse(isset($read['tables']['posts']));
+		$this->assertFalse(isset($read['tables']['posts']), 'Posts should not appear');
+		$this->assertFalse(isset($read['tables']['posts']), 'Posts should not appear');
 		$this->assertTrue(isset($read['tables']['cross_database']));
 
 		$fixture->drop($db2);