diff --git a/src/Logger.ts b/src/Logger.ts
index fae6c03..13f89f3 100644
--- a/src/Logger.ts
+++ b/src/Logger.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import config from "config";
 import {v4 as uuid} from "uuid";
 import Log from "./models/Log";
-import ModelFactory from "./db/ModelFactory";
 import {bufferToUUID} from "./Utils";
 
 export default class Logger {
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ export default class Logger {
             }
 
             if (shouldSaveToDB) {
-                const log = ModelFactory.get(Log).make({});
+                const log = Log.create({});
                 log.setLevel(level);
                 log.message = computedMsg;
                 log.setError(error);
diff --git a/src/auth/AuthGuard.ts b/src/auth/AuthGuard.ts
index d213089..46cf1e6 100644
--- a/src/auth/AuthGuard.ts
+++ b/src/auth/AuthGuard.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default abstract class AuthGuard<P extends AuthProof<User>> {
             const callbacks: RegisterCallback[] = [];
 
             await MysqlConnectionManager.wrapTransaction(async connection => {
-                user = ModelFactory.get(User).make({});
+                user = User.create({});
                 if (onRegister) {
                     (await onRegister(connection, user)).forEach(c => callbacks.push(c));
                 }
diff --git a/src/auth/magic_link/MagicLinkAuthController.ts b/src/auth/magic_link/MagicLinkAuthController.ts
index b749afd..9d01242 100644
--- a/src/auth/magic_link/MagicLinkAuthController.ts
+++ b/src/auth/magic_link/MagicLinkAuthController.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {AuthError, PendingApprovalAuthError, RegisterCallback} from "../AuthGuar
 import geoip from "geoip-lite";
 import AuthController from "../AuthController";
 import NunjucksComponent from "../../components/NunjucksComponent";
-import ModelFactory from "../../db/ModelFactory";
 
 
 export default abstract class MagicLinkAuthController extends AuthController {
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ export default abstract class MagicLinkAuthController extends AuthController {
             await req.authGuard.authenticateOrRegister(req.session!, magicLink, undefined, async (connection, user) => {
                 const callbacks: RegisterCallback[] = [];
 
-                const userEmail = ModelFactory.get(UserEmail).make({
+                const userEmail = UserEmail.create({
                     user_id: user.id,
                     email: magicLink.getEmail(),
                 });
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ export default abstract class MagicLinkAuthController extends AuthController {
 
         if (!userEmail) {
             isRegistration = true;
-            userEmail = ModelFactory.get(UserEmail).make({
+            userEmail = UserEmail.create({
                 email: email,
                 main: true,
             });
diff --git a/src/auth/magic_link/MagicLinkController.ts b/src/auth/magic_link/MagicLinkController.ts
index 879be42..0aa6643 100644
--- a/src/auth/magic_link/MagicLinkController.ts
+++ b/src/auth/magic_link/MagicLinkController.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default abstract class MagicLinkController extends Controller {
         Throttler.throttle('magic_link', 1, MagicLink.validityPeriod(), email, 0, 0);
 
         const link = await MagicLink.bySessionID(sessionID, actionType) ||
-            ModelFactory.get(MagicLink).make({
+            MagicLink.create({
                 session_id: sessionID,
                 action_type: actionType,
                 original_url: original_url,
diff --git a/src/db/Model.ts b/src/db/Model.ts
index 578705e..7843ab2 100644
--- a/src/db/Model.ts
+++ b/src/db/Model.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import ModelQuery, {ModelQueryResult} from "./ModelQuery";
 import {Request} from "express";
 
 export default abstract class Model {
+    public static create<T extends Model>(this: Type<T>, data: any): T {
+        return ModelFactory.get(this).create(data);
+    }
+
     public static select<T extends Model>(this: Type<T>, ...fields: string[]): ModelQuery<T> {
         return ModelFactory.get(this).select(...fields);
     }
diff --git a/src/db/ModelFactory.ts b/src/db/ModelFactory.ts
index a47f9c9..39b1216 100644
--- a/src/db/ModelFactory.ts
+++ b/src/db/ModelFactory.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default class ModelFactory<T extends Model> {
         this.components.push(modelComponentFactory);
     }
 
-    public make(data: any): T {
+    public create(data: any): T {
         const model = new this.modelType(this, data);
         for (const component of this.components) {
             model.addComponent(new component(model));
diff --git a/src/db/ModelQuery.ts b/src/db/ModelQuery.ts
index 57bdbe7..0708c02 100644
--- a/src/db/ModelQuery.ts
+++ b/src/db/ModelQuery.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export default class ModelQuery<M extends Model> {
         }
 
         for (const result of queryResult.results) {
-            const model = this.factory.make(result);
+            const model = this.factory.create(result);
             models.push(model);
 
             if (this._pivot) {
diff --git a/src/db/ModelRelation.ts b/src/db/ModelRelation.ts
index 1bdfd07..994cd78 100644
--- a/src/db/ModelRelation.ts
+++ b/src/db/ModelRelation.ts
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ export default abstract class ModelRelation<S extends Model, O extends Model, R
     public abstract async populate(models: ModelQueryResult<O>): Promise<void>;
 }
 
-export type QueryModifier<M extends Model> = (query: ModelQuery<M>) => ModelQuery<M>;
-
 export class OneModelRelation<S extends Model, O extends Model> extends ModelRelation<S, O, O | null> {
     protected readonly dbProperties: RelationDatabaseProperties;
 
@@ -120,7 +118,6 @@ export class ManyModelRelation<S extends Model, O extends Model> extends ModelRe
 
 }
 
-
 export class ManyThroughModelRelation<S extends Model, O extends Model> extends ModelRelation<S, O, O[]> {
     protected readonly dbProperties: PivotRelationDatabaseProperties;
 
@@ -163,6 +160,9 @@ export class ManyThroughModelRelation<S extends Model, O extends Model> extends
 
 }
 
+
+export type QueryModifier<M extends Model> = (query: ModelQuery<M>) => ModelQuery<M>;
+
 export type RelationDatabaseProperties = {
     localKey: string;
     foreignKey: string;
diff --git a/test/Model.test.ts b/test/Model.test.ts
index e4896c3..53bcb60 100644
--- a/test/Model.test.ts
+++ b/test/Model.test.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('Model', () => {
     it('should have a proper table name', async () => {
         const factory = ModelFactory.get(FakeDummyModel);
         expect(factory.table).toBe('fake_dummy_models');
-        expect(factory.make({}).table).toBe('fake_dummy_models');
+        expect(FakeDummyModel.create({}).table).toBe('fake_dummy_models');
     });
 
     it('should insert and retrieve properly', async () => {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('Model', () => {
         )`);
 
         const date = new Date(569985);
-        let instance: FakeDummyModel | null = factory.make({
+        let instance: FakeDummyModel | null = FakeDummyModel.create({
             name: 'name1',
             date: date,
         });