diff --git a/lib/model-builder.js b/lib/model-builder.js
index c622e45e..8b3beb91 100644
--- a/lib/model-builder.js
+++ b/lib/model-builder.js
@@ -120,24 +120,25 @@ ModelBuilder.prototype.define = function defineClass(className, properties, sett
         }
     };
     
-    // mix in EventEmitter
+    // mix in EventEmitter (dont inherit from)
     var events = new EventEmitter();
     ModelClass.on = events.on.bind(events);
     ModelClass.once = events.once.bind(events);
     ModelClass.emit = events.emit.bind(events);
+    ModelClass.setMaxListeners = events.setMaxListeners.bind(events);
 
     hiddenProperty(ModelClass, 'schema', schema);
     hiddenProperty(ModelClass, 'modelName', className);
     hiddenProperty(ModelClass, 'pluralModelName', pluralName || i8n.pluralize(className));
     hiddenProperty(ModelClass, 'relations', {});
+    
+    util.inherits(ModelClass, ModelBaseClass);
 
-    // inherit ModelBaseClass methods
+    // inherit ModelBaseClass static methods
     for (var i in ModelBaseClass) {
         ModelClass[i] = ModelBaseClass[i];
     }
     
-    util.inherits(ModelClass, ModelBaseClass);
-    
     ModelClass.getter = {};
     ModelClass.setter = {};
     standartize(properties, settings);