diff --git a/lib/models/email.js b/lib/models/email.js
index d2c33bc2..eb079d67 100644
--- a/lib/models/email.js
+++ b/lib/models/email.js
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ var properties = {
  * Extends from the built in `loopback.Model` type.
  */
 
-var Email = module.exports = Model.extend('email', properties);
+var Email = module.exports = Model.extend('Email', properties);
diff --git a/lib/models/model.js b/lib/models/model.js
index 72b43ebb..9d2f2ef3 100644
--- a/lib/models/model.js
+++ b/lib/models/model.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ var modeler = new ModelBuilder();
  * Define the built in loopback.Model.
  */
 
-var Model = module.exports = modeler.define('model');
+var Model = module.exports = modeler.define('Model');
 
 Model.shared = true;
 
@@ -113,4 +113,4 @@ Model.setup = function () {
 }
 
 // setup the initial model
-Model.setup();
\ No newline at end of file
+Model.setup();
diff --git a/lib/models/session.js b/lib/models/session.js
index 704edf5c..9099db1a 100644
--- a/lib/models/session.js
+++ b/lib/models/session.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var properties = {
  * Extends from the built in `loopback.Model` type.
  */
 
-var Session = module.exports = Model.extend('session', properties);
+var Session = module.exports = Model.extend('Session', properties);
 
 /**
  * Create a cryptographically random session id.
@@ -53,4 +53,4 @@ Session.beforeCreate = function (next, data) {
       next();
     }
   });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/lib/models/user.js b/lib/models/user.js
index 86f44f74..581262be 100644
--- a/lib/models/user.js
+++ b/lib/models/user.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ var properties = {
  * Extends from the built in `loopback.Model` type.
  */
 
-var User = module.exports = Model.extend('user', properties);
+var User = module.exports = Model.extend('User', properties);
 
 /**
  * Login a user by with the given `credentials`.