diff --git a/lib/connectors/remote.js b/lib/connectors/remote.js
index 203a7f87..065682f6 100644
--- a/lib/connectors/remote.js
+++ b/lib/connectors/remote.js
@@ -19,9 +19,17 @@ module.exports = RemoteConnector;
 function RemoteConnector(settings) {
   assert(typeof settings === 'object', 'cannot initiaze RemoteConnector without a settings object');
   this.client = settings.client;
-  this.root = settings.root;
   this.adapter = settings.adapter || 'rest';
-  assert(this.root, 'RemoteConnector: settings.root is required');
+  this.protocol = settings.protocol || 'http'
+  this.root = settings.root || '';
+  this.host = settings.host || 'localhost';
+  this.port = settings.port || 3000;
+
+  if(settings.url) {
+    this.url = settings.url;
+  } else {
+    this.url = this.protocol + '://' + this.host + ':' + this.port + this.root;
+  }
 
   // handle mixins here
   this.DataAccessObject = function() {};
@@ -40,7 +48,7 @@ RemoteConnector.initialize = function(dataSource, callback) {
 RemoteConnector.prototype.define = function(definition) {
   var Model = definition.model;
   var className = compat.getClassNameForRemoting(Model);
-  var url = this.root;
+  var url = this.url;
   var adapter = this.adapter;
 
   Model.remotes(function(err, remotes) {
diff --git a/lib/models/model.js b/lib/models/model.js
index 0170a198..b0c34250 100644
--- a/lib/models/model.js
+++ b/lib/models/model.js
@@ -253,8 +253,6 @@ Model.createProxyMethod = function createProxyFunction(remoteMethod) {
     var callback;
     if(lastArgIsFunc) {
       callback = args.pop();
-    } else {
-      callback = noop;
     }
     
     Model.remotes(function(err, remotes) {
@@ -265,6 +263,7 @@ Model.createProxyMethod = function createProxyFunction(remoteMethod) {
   for(var key in original) {
     fn[key] = original[key];
   }
+  fn._delegate = true;
 }
 
 // setup the initial model
diff --git a/test/remote-connector.test.js b/test/remote-connector.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de996b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/remote-connector.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+var loopback = require('../');
+
+describe('RemoteConnector', function() {
+  beforeEach(function(done) {
+    var LocalModel = this.LocalModel = loopback.DataModel.extend('LocalModel');
+    var RemoteModel = loopback.DataModel.extend('LocalModel');
+    var localApp = loopback();
+    var remoteApp = loopback();
+    localApp.model(LocalModel);
+    remoteApp.model(RemoteModel);
+    remoteApp.use(loopback.rest());
+    RemoteModel.attachTo(loopback.memory());
+    remoteApp.listen(0, function() {
+      var ds = loopback.createDataSource({
+        host: remoteApp.get('host'),
+        port: remoteApp.get('port'),
+        connector: loopback.Remote
+      });
+
+      LocalModel.attachTo(ds);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should alow methods to be called remotely', function (done) {
+    var data = {foo: 'bar'};
+    this.LocalModel.create(data, function(err, result) {
+      if(err) return done(err);
+      expect(result).to.deep.equal({id: 1, foo: 'bar'});
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});