diff --git a/lib/Mongoose.pm b/lib/Mongoose.pm
index c29a598..814540d 100644
--- a/lib/Mongoose.pm
+++ b/lib/Mongoose.pm
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package Mongoose;
 use MongoDB;
+use Class::MOP;
 use MooseX::Singleton;
 use Mongoose::Join;
 use Mongoose::File;
@@ -116,8 +117,8 @@ sub load_schema {
             my $short_name = $1;
             no strict 'refs';
             *{ $short_name . "::" } = \*{ $module . "::" };
-            $short_name->meta->{mongoose_config} =
-              $module->meta->{mongoose_config};
+            Class::MOP::store_metaclass_by_name( $short_name, $module->meta );
+            Class::MOP::weaken_metaclass( $short_name );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/t/lib/MyTestApp/Schema/Author.pm b/t/lib/MyTestApp/Schema/Author.pm
index 4f4d07e..c26c612 100644
--- a/t/lib/MyTestApp/Schema/Author.pm
+++ b/t/lib/MyTestApp/Schema/Author.pm
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ use Moose;
 with 'Mongoose::Document' => { -collection_name=>'author' };
 
 has 'name' => ( is=>'rw', isa=>'Str' );
+has 'timestamp' => ( is => 'ro', isa => 'Num', default => sub { time } );
 
 1;
diff --git a/t/schema.t b/t/schema.t
index b2dd7e7..10d9fd2 100644
--- a/t/schema.t
+++ b/t/schema.t
@@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ $au->save;
 
 is ref($au), 'MyTestApp::Schema::Author', 'schema found';
 
+my $au2 = Author->find_one( {name =>'Bob'} );
+is $au->timestamp, $au2->timestamp, "roundtrip";
+
 done_testing;