diff --git a/engine/Dynamic_properties.php b/engine/Dynamic_properties.php
index 4165c0d8..5c8b39bc 100644
--- a/engine/Dynamic_properties.php
+++ b/engine/Dynamic_properties.php
@@ -5,10 +5,16 @@ trait Dynamic_properties {
     public function __set(string $key, object $value): void {
         $this->attributes[$key] = $value;
     }
-    
+
     public function __get(string $key) {
 
-        if (!isset($this->attributes[$key])) {
+        if ($key === 'model') {
+            if (!isset($this->model)) {
+                require_once 'Model.php';
+                $this->model = new Model($this->module_name);
+            }
+            return $this->model;
+        } elseif (!isset($this->attributes[$key])) {
             $class_name = ucfirst($key);
             $this->$key = new $key;
         }
diff --git a/engine/Trongate.php b/engine/Trongate.php
index 84731b3c..666733be 100755
--- a/engine/Trongate.php
+++ b/engine/Trongate.php
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ class Trongate {
 
     use Dynamic_properties;
 
+    private $model;
     protected $modules;
-    protected $model;
     protected $url;
     protected $module_name;
     protected $parent_module = '';
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ class Trongate {
     public function __construct($module_name=NULL) {
         $this->module_name = $module_name;
         $this->modules = new Modules;
-
-        //load the model class
-        require_once 'Model.php';
-        $this->model = new Model($module_name);
     }
 
     public function load($helper) {