diff --git a/lib/dao.js b/lib/dao.js
index 3444fc5f..a4d12867 100644
--- a/lib/dao.js
+++ b/lib/dao.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var setScopeValuesFromWhere = utils.setScopeValuesFromWhere;
 var mergeQuery = utils.mergeQuery;
 var util = require('util');
 var assert = require('assert');
-var Model = require('./model');
+var BaseModel = require('./model');
 
 /**
  * Base class for all persistent objects.
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ DataAccessObject._coerce = function (where) {
       continue;
     }
 
-    if (DataType.prototype instanceof Model) {
+    if (DataType.prototype instanceof BaseModel) {
       continue;
     }