diff --git a/spec/habitat_spec.cr b/spec/habitat_spec.cr
index 64ea804..c8de67b 100644
--- a/spec/habitat_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/habitat_spec.cr
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ class FakeServer
   end
 end
 
+class Generics < Hash(String, String)
+  Habitat.create do
+    setting should_work : String = "with generics"
+  end
+end
+
 class Parent
   Habitat.create do
     setting parent_setting : Bool = true
@@ -98,6 +104,10 @@ describe Habitat do
     FakeServer.configure { |settings| settings.nilable_with_default = nil }
     FakeServer.settings.nilable_with_default.should be_nil
   end
+  
+  it "works with generics" do
+    Generics.settings.should_work.should eq "with generics"
+  end
 
   it "can set and reset config using a block" do
     setup_server(port: 3000)
diff --git a/src/habitat.cr b/src/habitat.cr
index 94b0dd4..74c8524 100644
--- a/src/habitat.cr
+++ b/src/habitat.cr
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class Habitat
     end
 
     macro inherit_habitat_settings_from_superclass
-      {% if @type.superclass && @type.superclass.constant(:HABITAT_SETTINGS) %}
+      {% if @type.superclass && @type.superclass.type_vars.size == 0 && @type.superclass.constant(:HABITAT_SETTINGS) %}
         {% for decl in @type.superclass.constant(:HABITAT_SETTINGS) %}
           {% HABITAT_SETTINGS << decl %}
         {% end %}
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class Habitat
     {% type_with_habitat = type_with_habitat.resolve %}
 
     class Settings
-      {% if type_with_habitat.superclass && type_with_habitat.superclass.constant(:HABITAT_SETTINGS) %}
+      {% if type_with_habitat.superclass && type_with_habitat.superclass.type_vars.size == 0 && type_with_habitat.superclass.constant(:HABITAT_SETTINGS) %}
         {% for decl in type_with_habitat.superclass.constant(:HABITAT_SETTINGS).map { |setting| setting[:decl] } %}
           def self.{{ decl.var }}
             ::{{ type_with_habitat.superclass }}::Settings.{{ decl.var }}