diff --git a/lib/dao.js b/lib/dao.js
index eb779979..b3115126 100644
--- a/lib/dao.js
+++ b/lib/dao.js
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ DataAccessObject.create = function (data, callback) {
 DataAccessObject.create.shared = true;
 DataAccessObject.create.accepts = {arg: 'data', type: 'object'};
 DataAccessObject.create.returns = {arg: 'data', type: 'object'};
+DataAccessObject.create.http = {verb: 'post', path: '/'};
 
 function stillConnecting(schema, obj, args) {
     if (schema.connected) return false; // Connected
@@ -532,7 +533,6 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.save = function (options, callback) {
 DataAccessObject.prototype.save.shared = true;
 DataAccessObject.prototype.save.returns = {arg: 'obj', type: 'object'};
 DataAccessObject.prototype.save.http = [
-  {verb: 'post', path: '/'},
   {verb: 'put', path: '/'}
 ];
 
diff --git a/lib/model-builder.js b/lib/model-builder.js
index a0668ad7..75da749c 100644
--- a/lib/model-builder.js
+++ b/lib/model-builder.js
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ ModelBuilder.prototype.define = function defineClass(className, properties, sett
     // every class can receive hash of data as optional param
     var ModelClass = function ModelConstructor(data, schema) {   
         ModelBaseClass.apply(this, arguments);
-        hiddenProperty(this, 'schema', schema || this.constructor.schema);
+        if(!this.schema) {
+          hiddenProperty(this, 'schema', schema || this.constructor.schema);
+        }
     };
     
     // mix in EventEmitter
@@ -198,8 +200,14 @@ ModelBuilder.prototype.define = function defineClass(className, properties, sett
             s[key] = settings[key];
           }
         });
-      
-        return schema.define(className, p, s, ModelClass);
+        
+        var c = schema.define(className, p, s, ModelClass); 
+        
+        if(typeof c.setup === 'function') {
+          c.setup.call(c);
+        }
+        
+        return c;
     }
 
     ModelClass.registerProperty = function (attr) {
diff --git a/lib/model.js b/lib/model.js
index fd8692e0..87c41939 100644
--- a/lib/model.js
+++ b/lib/model.js
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ ModelBaseClass.prototype._initProperties = function (data, applySetters) {
     var self = this;
     var ctor = this.constructor;
     
-    var ds = ctor.schema.definitions[ctor.modelName];
+    var ds = {
+      properties: ctor.properties,
+      setters: ctor.settings
+    };
     
     var properties = ds.properties;
     data = data || {};
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ ModelBaseClass.defineProperty = function (prop, params) {
 };
 
 ModelBaseClass.whatTypeName = function (propName) {
-    var prop = this.schema.definitions[this.modelName].properties[propName];
+    var prop = this.properties[propName];
     if (!prop || !prop.type) {
         throw new Error('Undefined type for ' + this.modelName + ':' + propName);
     }