diff --git a/es5/lib/model/delete.js b/es5/lib/model/delete.js
index ffdeb57..4a14054 100644
--- a/es5/lib/model/delete.js
+++ b/es5/lib/model/delete.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var _jargon2 = _interopRequireDefault(_jargon);
 function deleteSelf(callback) {
   var _this = this;
 
-  if (!this.constructor.database) {
+  if (!this[_symbols2["default"].getDatabase]()) {
     throw new Error("Cannot delete without Model.database set.");
   }
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function softDelete(callback) {
       var now = new _fleming2["default"]();
       var attributesToUpdate = {};
       attributesToUpdate[(0, _jargon2["default"])("deletedAt").snake.toString()] = now.toDate();
-      _this2.constructor.database.update(attributesToUpdate).into(_this2.tableName).where(_this2.primaryKey, "=", _this2[_this2.primaryKey]).results(function (error, results) {
+      _this2[_symbols2["default"].getDatabase]().update(attributesToUpdate).into(_this2.tableName).where(_this2.primaryKey, "=", _this2[_this2.primaryKey]).results(function (error, results) {
         if (error) {
           next(error);
         } else if (results === 0) {
diff --git a/es5/lib/model/fetch.js b/es5/lib/model/fetch.js
index fb09aaa..e55cd90 100644
--- a/es5/lib/model/fetch.js
+++ b/es5/lib/model/fetch.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var fetchByAssociations = {
 function fetchByHasOne(associationName, associations, callback) {
   var _this = this;
 
-  var modelFinder = new _modelFinderJs2["default"](this.constructor.database);
+  var modelFinder = new _modelFinderJs2["default"](this[_symbols2["default"].getDatabase]());
   var association = associations[associationName];
   var ModelClass = association.constructor;
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function fetchByHasOne(associationName, associations, callback) {
 }
 
 function fetchWhere(modelClass, key, conditionType, ids, target, callback) {
-  var modelFinder = new _modelFinderJs2["default"](this.constructor.database);
+  var modelFinder = new _modelFinderJs2["default"](this[_symbols2["default"].getDatabase]());
   modelFinder.find(modelClass).where(key, conditionType, ids).results(function (findErrors, resultModels) {
     resultModels.forEach(function (model) {
       target.push(model);
@@ -111,14 +111,13 @@ function fetchWhere(modelClass, key, conditionType, ids, target, callback) {
 function fetchByHasMany(associationName, associations, callback) {
   var _this3 = this;
 
-  var modelFinder = new _modelFinderJs2["default"](this.constructor.database);
   var association = associations[associationName];
 
   if (association.through) {
     (function () {
       var throughAssociation = associations[association.through];
 
-      modelFinder.find(throughAssociation.constructor).where(association.foreignId, _this3[_this3.primaryKey]).results(function (errors, models) {
+      throughAssociation.constructor.find.where(association.foreignId, _this3[_this3.primaryKey]).results(function (errors, models) {
         if (models.length > 0) {
           (function () {
             var foreignAssociationName = association.as || associationName;
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ function fetchByHasMany(associationName, associations, callback) {
 function fetchByBelongsTo(associationName, associations, callback) {
   var _this4 = this;
 
-  var modelFinder = new _modelFinderJs2["default"](this.constructor.database);
+  var modelFinder = new _modelFinderJs2["default"](this[_symbols2["default"].getDatabase]());
   var association = associations[associationName];
 
   if (!this[association.foreignId]) {
@@ -188,11 +187,12 @@ function fetchBy() {
   var fields = arguments.length <= 0 || arguments[0] === undefined ? [this.primaryKey] : arguments[0];
   var callback = arguments.length <= 1 || arguments[1] === undefined ? undefined : arguments[1];
 
-  if (!this.constructor.database) {
+  var database = this[_symbols2["default"].getDatabase]();
+  if (!database) {
     throw new Error("Cannot fetch without Model.database set.");
   }
 
-  var chain = this.constructor.database.select("*").from(this.tableName);
+  var chain = database.select("*").from(this.tableName);
   fields.forEach(function (field, index) {
     if (!_this5[field]) {
       throw new Error("Cannot fetch this model by the '" + field + "' field because it is not set.");
diff --git a/es5/lib/model/index.js b/es5/lib/model/index.js
index 68be9fb..65a2e7d 100644
--- a/es5/lib/model/index.js
+++ b/es5/lib/model/index.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ var Model = (function () {
   * @constructor
   */
 
-	function Model(initialAttributes) {
+	function Model(initialAttributes, options) {
 		var _this = this;
 
 		_classCallCheck(this, Model);
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ var Model = (function () {
 		_._primaryKey = null;
 		_._softDelete = null;
 
+		if (options !== undefined) {
+			_._database = options.database;
+		}
+
 		/**
    * Define dynamic properties
    */
@@ -328,7 +332,15 @@ var Model = (function () {
 		/**
    * Private Functionality
    */
-
+	}, {
+		key: _symbols2["default"].getDatabase,
+		value: function value() {
+			var database = (0, _incognito2["default"])(this)._database;
+			if (!database) {
+				database = this.constructor.database;
+			}
+			return database;
+		}
 	}, {
 		key: _symbols2["default"].setAttributes,
 		value: function value(newAttributes) {
@@ -487,9 +499,21 @@ Object.assign(Model.prototype, _defineProperty({
 }, _symbols2["default"].addAssociation, require("./addAssociation.js")));
 
 Object.defineProperties(Model, {
+	"database": {
+		get: function getDatabase() {
+			var database = this._database;
+			if (!database) {
+				database = Model._database;
+			}
+			return database;
+		},
+		set: function setDatabase(value) {
+			this._database = value;
+		}
+	},
 	"find": {
 		get: function modelFind() {
-			var modelQuery = new _modelFinderJs2["default"](Model.database);
+			var modelQuery = new _modelFinderJs2["default"](this.database);
 			return modelQuery.find(this);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/es5/lib/model/save.js b/es5/lib/model/save.js
index 8a3f66d..7b4fb20 100644
--- a/es5/lib/model/save.js
+++ b/es5/lib/model/save.js
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ var _fleming = require("fleming");
 
 var _fleming2 = _interopRequireDefault(_fleming);
 
+var _incognito = require("incognito");
+
+var _incognito2 = _interopRequireDefault(_incognito);
+
 var _symbols = require("./symbols");
 
 var _symbols2 = _interopRequireDefault(_symbols);
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@ function saveOrUpdate(callback) {
     this.createdAt = now.toDate();
     var fieldAttributes = this[_symbols2["default"].getFieldAttributes]();
 
-    this.constructor.database.insert(fieldAttributes).into(this.tableName).results(function (error, ids) {
+    this[_symbols2["default"].getDatabase]().insert(fieldAttributes).into(this.tableName).results(function (error, ids) {
       if (error) {
         callback(error);
       } else {
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ function saveOrUpdate(callback) {
       }
     }
 
-    this.constructor.database.update(updateAttributes).into(this.tableName).where(this.primaryKey, "=", this[this.primaryKey]).results(callback);
+    this[_symbols2["default"].getDatabase]().update(updateAttributes).into(this.tableName).where(this.primaryKey, "=", this[this.primaryKey]).results(callback);
   }
 }
 
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@ function validate(callback) {
 function save(callback) {
   var _this3 = this;
 
-  if (!this.constructor.database) {
+  if (!this[_symbols2["default"].getDatabase]()) {
     throw new Error("Cannot save without Model.database set.");
   }
 
diff --git a/es5/lib/model/symbols.js b/es5/lib/model/symbols.js
index f89284f..e9db3a1 100644
--- a/es5/lib/model/symbols.js
+++ b/es5/lib/model/symbols.js
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ module.exports = {
 		properties: Symbol(),
 		validations: Symbol(),
 		isNew: Symbol(),
-		fetchBy: Symbol()
+		fetchBy: Symbol(),
+		getDatabase: Symbol()
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/es5/spec/model.spec.js b/es5/spec/model.spec.js
index c8f5ae9..ff8a830 100644
--- a/es5/spec/model.spec.js
+++ b/es5/spec/model.spec.js
@@ -335,6 +335,56 @@ describe("Model(attributes, options)", function () {
 					users.length.should.equal(5);
 				});
 			});
+
+			describe("(with a different database for a model)", function () {
+				var Car = (function (_Model2) {
+					_inherits(Car, _Model2);
+
+					function Car() {
+						_classCallCheck(this, Car);
+
+						_get(Object.getPrototypeOf(Car.prototype), "constructor", this).apply(this, arguments);
+					}
+
+					return Car;
+				})(_2["default"]);
+
+				var car = undefined,
+				    database = undefined,
+				    query = undefined;
+
+				describe("(static way)", function () {
+					beforeEach(function () {
+						database = new _almaden2["default"](_databaseConfigJson2["default"]);
+						Car.database = database;
+						query = database.spy("select * from `cars`", []);
+						car = new Car();
+					});
+
+					it("should use the specific model class database", function (done) {
+						Car.find.all.results(function () {
+							query.callCount.should.equal(1);
+							done();
+						});
+					});
+				});
+
+				describe("(instance way)", function () {
+					beforeEach(function () {
+						database = new _almaden2["default"](_databaseConfigJson2["default"]);
+						Car.database = null;
+						car = new Car({ id: 2 }, { database: database });
+						query = database.spy("select * from `cars` where `id` = 2 limit 1", []);
+					});
+
+					it("should use the specific model instance database", function (done) {
+						car.fetch(function () {
+							query.callCount.should.equal(1);
+							done();
+						});
+					});
+				});
+			});
 		});
 	});
 
@@ -347,8 +397,8 @@ describe("Model(attributes, options)", function () {
 		    validateSpy = undefined,
 		    associateSpy = undefined;
 
-		var Post = (function (_Model2) {
-			_inherits(Post, _Model2);
+		var Post = (function (_Model3) {
+			_inherits(Post, _Model3);
 
 			function Post() {
 				_classCallCheck(this, Post);
@@ -412,8 +462,8 @@ describe("Model(attributes, options)", function () {
 	});
 
 	describe("(Associations)", function () {
-		var Street = (function (_Model3) {
-			_inherits(Street, _Model3);
+		var Street = (function (_Model4) {
+			_inherits(Street, _Model4);
 
 			function Street() {
 				_classCallCheck(this, Street);
@@ -424,8 +474,8 @@ describe("Model(attributes, options)", function () {
 			return Street;
 		})(_2["default"]);
 
-		var Driver = (function (_Model4) {
-			_inherits(Driver, _Model4);
+		var Driver = (function (_Model5) {
+			_inherits(Driver, _Model5);
 
 			function Driver() {
 				_classCallCheck(this, Driver);
@@ -436,8 +486,8 @@ describe("Model(attributes, options)", function () {
 			return Driver;
 		})(_2["default"]);
 
-		var Truck = (function (_Model5) {
-			_inherits(Truck, _Model5);
+		var Truck = (function (_Model6) {
+			_inherits(Truck, _Model6);
 
 			function Truck() {
 				_classCallCheck(this, Truck);
@@ -448,8 +498,8 @@ describe("Model(attributes, options)", function () {
 			return Truck;
 		})(_2["default"]);
 
-		var Wheel = (function (_Model6) {
-			_inherits(Wheel, _Model6);
+		var Wheel = (function (_Model7) {
+			_inherits(Wheel, _Model7);
 
 			function Wheel() {
 				_classCallCheck(this, Wheel);
@@ -460,8 +510,8 @@ describe("Model(attributes, options)", function () {
 			return Wheel;
 		})(_2["default"]);
 
-		var SteeringWheel = (function (_Model7) {
-			_inherits(SteeringWheel, _Model7);
+		var SteeringWheel = (function (_Model8) {
+			_inherits(SteeringWheel, _Model8);
 
 			function SteeringWheel() {
 				_classCallCheck(this, SteeringWheel);
diff --git a/es5/spec/model/delete.spec.js b/es5/spec/model/delete.spec.js
index 960565b..cc62ddf 100644
--- a/es5/spec/model/delete.spec.js
+++ b/es5/spec/model/delete.spec.js
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ describe("Model(attributes, options)", function () {
 
       describe("(Model.database not set)", function () {
         beforeEach(function () {
-          delete _2["default"].database;
+          delete _2["default"]._database;
         });
 
         it("should throw an error", function () {
diff --git a/es5/spec/model/destroy.spec.js b/es5/spec/model/destroy.spec.js
index 8d745b1..b07671b 100644
--- a/es5/spec/model/destroy.spec.js
+++ b/es5/spec/model/destroy.spec.js
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 //
 //       describe("(Model.database not set)", () => {
 //         beforeEach(() => {
-//           delete Model.database;
+//           delete Model._database;
 //         });
 //
 //         it("should throw an error", () => {
diff --git a/es5/spec/model/fetch.spec.js b/es5/spec/model/fetch.spec.js
index 9f83f47..19c8c3c 100644
--- a/es5/spec/model/fetch.spec.js
+++ b/es5/spec/model/fetch.spec.js
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ describe(".fetch(callback)", function () {
 
   describe("(Model.database not set)", function () {
     beforeEach(function () {
-      delete _2["default"].database;
+      delete _2["default"]._database;
     });
 
     it("should throw an error", function () {
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ describe(".fetch(callback)", function () {
 
     describe("(Model.database not set)", function () {
       beforeEach(function () {
-        delete _2["default"].database;
+        delete _2["default"]._database;
       });
 
       it("should throw an error", function () {
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ describe(".fetch(callback)", function () {
 
     describe("(Model.database not set)", function () {
       beforeEach(function () {
-        delete _2["default"].database;
+        delete _2["default"]._database;
       });
 
       it("should throw an error", function () {
diff --git a/es5/spec/model/save.spec.js b/es5/spec/model/save.spec.js
index bbb1af1..50e9df6 100644
--- a/es5/spec/model/save.spec.js
+++ b/es5/spec/model/save.spec.js
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ describe("Model(attributes, options)", function () {
 
     describe("(Model.database is NOT set)", function () {
       beforeEach(function () {
-        delete _2["default"].database;
+        delete _2["default"]._database;
       });
 
       it("should call back with an error", function () {
diff --git a/es6/lib/model/delete.js b/es6/lib/model/delete.js
index 7690459..056a91c 100644
--- a/es6/lib/model/delete.js
+++ b/es6/lib/model/delete.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import inflect from "jargon";
  * @param  {Function} callback
  */
 export default function deleteSelf(callback) {
-  if (!this.constructor.database) { throw new Error("Cannot delete without Model.database set."); }
+  if (!this[symbols.getDatabase]()) { throw new Error("Cannot delete without Model.database set."); }
 
   flowsync.series([
     (done) => {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function softDelete(callback) {
         let now = new Datetime();
         let attributesToUpdate = {};
         attributesToUpdate[inflect("deletedAt").snake.toString()] = now.toDate();
-        this.constructor.database
+        this[symbols.getDatabase]()
           .update(attributesToUpdate)
           .into(this.tableName)
           .where(this.primaryKey, "=", this[this.primaryKey])
diff --git a/es6/lib/model/fetch.js b/es6/lib/model/fetch.js
index ad46495..fbbdf79 100644
--- a/es6/lib/model/fetch.js
+++ b/es6/lib/model/fetch.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const fetchByAssociations = {
 };
 
 function fetchByHasOne(associationName, associations, callback) {
-  const modelFinder = new ModelFinder(this.constructor.database);
+  const modelFinder = new ModelFinder(this[symbols.getDatabase]());
   const association = associations[associationName];
   const ModelClass = association.constructor;
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function fetchByHasOne(associationName, associations, callback) {
 }
 
 function fetchWhere(modelClass, key, conditionType, ids, target, callback) {
-  const modelFinder = new ModelFinder(this.constructor.database);
+  const modelFinder = new ModelFinder(this[symbols.getDatabase]());
   modelFinder
     .find(modelClass)
     .where(key, conditionType, ids)
@@ -93,14 +93,13 @@ function fetchWhere(modelClass, key, conditionType, ids, target, callback) {
 }
 
 function fetchByHasMany(associationName, associations, callback) {
-  const modelFinder = new ModelFinder(this.constructor.database);
   const association = associations[associationName];
 
   if (association.through) {
     const throughAssociation = associations[association.through];
 
-    modelFinder
-      .find(throughAssociation.constructor)
+    throughAssociation.constructor
+      .find
       .where(association.foreignId, this[this.primaryKey])
       .results((errors, models) => {
         if(models.length > 0) {
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ function fetchByHasMany(associationName, associations, callback) {
 }
 
 function fetchByBelongsTo(associationName, associations, callback) {
-  const modelFinder = new ModelFinder(this.constructor.database);
+  const modelFinder = new ModelFinder(this[symbols.getDatabase]());
   const association = associations[associationName];
 
   if (!this[association.foreignId]) {
@@ -161,9 +160,10 @@ function fetchByBelongsTo(associationName, associations, callback) {
 }
 
 function fetchBy(fields = [this.primaryKey], callback = undefined) {
-  if (!this.constructor.database) { throw new Error("Cannot fetch without Model.database set."); }
+  let database = this[symbols.getDatabase]();
+  if (!database) { throw new Error("Cannot fetch without Model.database set."); }
 
-  let chain = this.constructor.database
+  let chain = database
     .select("*")
     .from(this.tableName);
   fields.forEach((field, index) => {
diff --git a/es6/lib/model/index.js b/es6/lib/model/index.js
index bb821eb..6c1b2f1 100644
--- a/es6/lib/model/index.js
+++ b/es6/lib/model/index.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default class Model {
 	 * @param {Object.<String,*>} [initialAttributes] Provide default values for attributes by passing a Key-Value Object.
 	 * @constructor
 	 */
-	constructor(initialAttributes) {
+	constructor(initialAttributes, options) {
 		const _ = privateData(this);
 		_._validations = {};
 		_._associations = {};
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ export default class Model {
 		_._primaryKey = null;
 		_._softDelete = null;
 
+		if(options !== undefined) {
+			_._database = options.database;
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Define dynamic properties
 		 */
@@ -246,6 +250,13 @@ export default class Model {
 	/**
 	 * Private Functionality
 	 */
+	[symbols.getDatabase]() {
+		let database = privateData(this)._database;
+		if(!database) {
+			database = this.constructor.database;
+		}
+		return database;
+	}
 
 	[symbols.setAttributes](newAttributes) {
 		this[symbols.parseAttributesFromFields](newAttributes);
@@ -391,9 +402,21 @@ Object.assign(Model.prototype, {
 });
 
 Object.defineProperties(Model, {
+	"database": {
+		get: function getDatabase() {
+			let database = this._database;
+			if(!database) {
+				database = Model._database;
+			}
+			return database;
+		},
+		set: function setDatabase(value) {
+			this._database = value;
+		}
+	},
 	"find": {
 		get: function modelFind() {
-			let modelQuery = new ModelFinder(Model.database);
+			let modelQuery = new ModelFinder(this.database);
 			return modelQuery.find(this);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/es6/lib/model/save.js b/es6/lib/model/save.js
index 45000e4..f136c00 100644
--- a/es6/lib/model/save.js
+++ b/es6/lib/model/save.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import flowsync from "flowsync";
 import MultiError from "blunder";
 import Datetime from "fleming";
+import privateData from "incognito";
 import symbols from "./symbols";
 
 //private methods
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ function saveOrUpdate(callback) {
     this.createdAt = now.toDate();
     let fieldAttributes = this[symbols.getFieldAttributes]();
 
-    this.constructor.database
+    this[symbols.getDatabase]()
       .insert(fieldAttributes)
       .into(this.tableName)
       .results((error, ids) => {
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ function saveOrUpdate(callback) {
       }
     }
 
-    this.constructor.database
+    this[symbols.getDatabase]()
       .update(updateAttributes)
       .into(this.tableName)
       .where(this.primaryKey, "=", this[this.primaryKey])
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ function validate(callback) {
 
 //public save method
 export default function save(callback) {
-  if (!this.constructor.database) { throw new Error("Cannot save without Model.database set."); }
+  if (!this[symbols.getDatabase]()) { throw new Error("Cannot save without Model.database set."); }
 
   flowsync.series([
     (next) => {
diff --git a/es6/lib/model/symbols.js b/es6/lib/model/symbols.js
index bd0b2ef..5095b23 100644
--- a/es6/lib/model/symbols.js
+++ b/es6/lib/model/symbols.js
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ module.exports = {
 	properties: Symbol(),
 	validations: Symbol(),
 	isNew: Symbol(),
-	fetchBy: Symbol()
+	fetchBy: Symbol(),
+  getDatabase: Symbol()
 };
diff --git a/es6/spec/model.spec.js b/es6/spec/model.spec.js
index d8c6e5d..d70ad9b 100644
--- a/es6/spec/model.spec.js
+++ b/es6/spec/model.spec.js
@@ -335,6 +335,45 @@ describe("Model(attributes, options)", () => {
 					users.length.should.equal(5);
 				});
 			});
+
+			describe("(with a different database for a model)", () => {
+				class Car extends Model {}
+				let car,
+					database,
+					query;
+
+					describe("(static way)", () => {
+						beforeEach(() => {
+							database = new Database(databaseConfig);
+							Car.database = database;
+							query = database.spy("select * from `cars`", []);
+							car = new Car();
+						});
+
+						it("should use the specific model class database", (done) => {
+							Car.find.all.results(() => {
+								query.callCount.should.equal(1);
+								done();
+							});
+						});
+					});
+
+					describe("(instance way)", () => {
+						beforeEach(() => {
+							database = new Database(databaseConfig);
+							Car.database = null;
+							car = new Car({id: 2}, {database: database});
+							query = database.spy("select * from `cars` where `id` = 2 limit 1", []);
+						});
+
+						it("should use the specific model instance database", (done) => {
+							car.fetch(() => {
+								query.callCount.should.equal(1);
+								done();
+							});
+						});
+					});
+			});
 		});
 	});
 
diff --git a/es6/spec/model/delete.spec.js b/es6/spec/model/delete.spec.js
index 0757040..851e619 100644
--- a/es6/spec/model/delete.spec.js
+++ b/es6/spec/model/delete.spec.js
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ describe("Model(attributes, options)", () => {
 
       describe("(Model.database not set)", () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
-          delete Model.database;
+          delete Model._database;
         });
 
         it("should throw an error", () => {
diff --git a/es6/spec/model/destroy.spec.js b/es6/spec/model/destroy.spec.js
index ddab2b2..df4ff56 100644
--- a/es6/spec/model/destroy.spec.js
+++ b/es6/spec/model/destroy.spec.js
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 //
 //       describe("(Model.database not set)", () => {
 //         beforeEach(() => {
-//           delete Model.database;
+//           delete Model._database;
 //         });
 //
 //         it("should throw an error", () => {
diff --git a/es6/spec/model/fetch.spec.js b/es6/spec/model/fetch.spec.js
index c161a21..7f401eb 100644
--- a/es6/spec/model/fetch.spec.js
+++ b/es6/spec/model/fetch.spec.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe(".fetch(callback)", () => {
 
   describe("(Model.database not set)", () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
-      delete Model.database;
+      delete Model._database;
     });
 
     it("should throw an error", () => {
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ describe(".fetch(callback)", () => {
 
     describe("(Model.database not set)", () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
-        delete Model.database;
+        delete Model._database;
       });
 
       it("should throw an error", () => {
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ describe(".fetch(callback)", () => {
 
     describe("(Model.database not set)", () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
-        delete Model.database;
+        delete Model._database;
       });
 
       it("should throw an error", () => {
diff --git a/es6/spec/model/save.spec.js b/es6/spec/model/save.spec.js
index d3e6061..982bf4d 100644
--- a/es6/spec/model/save.spec.js
+++ b/es6/spec/model/save.spec.js
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ describe("Model(attributes, options)", () => {
 
     describe("(Model.database is NOT set)", () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
-        delete Model.database;
+        delete Model._database;
       });
 
       it("should call back with an error", () => {