diff --git a/lib/registry.js b/lib/registry.js
index 1c48e24c..acbb7384 100644
--- a/lib/registry.js
+++ b/lib/registry.js
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ registry.memory = function (name) {
 
   if(!memory) {
     memory = this._memoryDataSources[name] = this.createDataSource({
-      connector: loopback.Memory
+      connector: 'memory'
     });
   }