diff --git a/src/models/json-api.model.ts b/src/models/json-api.model.ts
index 7c7e193a..e2ca8145 100644
--- a/src/models/json-api.model.ts
+++ b/src/models/json-api.model.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export class JsonApiModel {
       return peek;
     }
 
-    const newObject: T = new modelType(this._datastore, data);
+    const newObject: T = this._datastore.deserializeModel(modelType, data);
     this._datastore.addToStore(newObject);
 
     return newObject;
diff --git a/src/services/json-api-datastore.service.ts b/src/services/json-api-datastore.service.ts
index 20ceae06..eeefab4d 100644
--- a/src/services/json-api-datastore.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/json-api-datastore.service.ts
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ export class JsonApiDatastore {
     return models;
   }
 
-  protected deserializeModel<T extends JsonApiModel>(modelType: ModelType<T>, data: any) {
+  public deserializeModel<T extends JsonApiModel>(modelType: ModelType<T>, data: any) {
     data.attributes = this.transformSerializedNamesToPropertyNames(modelType, data.attributes);
     return new modelType(this, data);
   }