diff --git a/cake/libs/model/behavior_collection.php b/cake/libs/model/behavior_collection.php
index 9820d568b78..3ce783c7629 100644
--- a/cake/libs/model/behavior_collection.php
+++ b/cake/libs/model/behavior_collection.php
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ function init($modelName, $behaviors = array()) {
 		$this->modelName = $modelName;
 
 		if (!empty($behaviors)) {
-			foreach (Set::normalize($behaviors) as $behavior => $config) {
-				$this->load($behavior, $config);
+			foreach (BehaviorCollection::normalizeObjectArray($behaviors) as $behavior => $config) {
+				$this->load($config['class'], $config['settings']);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model_integration.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model_integration.test.php
index 5790ec344c6..b3d78af1ad3 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model_integration.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model_integration.test.php
@@ -1309,12 +1309,12 @@ function testConstruct() {
 		$this->loadFixtures('Post');
 
 		$TestModel = ClassRegistry::init('MergeVarPluginPost');
-		$this->assertEqual($TestModel->actsAs, array('Containable', 'Tree'));
+		$this->assertEqual($TestModel->actsAs, array('Containable' => null, 'Tree' => null));
 		$this->assertTrue(isset($TestModel->Behaviors->Containable));
 		$this->assertTrue(isset($TestModel->Behaviors->Tree));
 
 		$TestModel = ClassRegistry::init('MergeVarPluginComment');
-		$expected = array('Containable', 'Containable' => array('some_settings'));
+		$expected = array('Containable' => array('some_settings'));
 		$this->assertEqual($TestModel->actsAs, $expected);
 		$this->assertTrue(isset($TestModel->Behaviors->Containable));
 	}