diff --git a/app/bundle/daton_units.ts b/app/bundle/daton_units.ts
index 1057d93..e46aa13 100644
--- a/app/bundle/daton_units.ts
+++ b/app/bundle/daton_units.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ export { default as ControllerUnit } from '../../lib/src/unit/Controllers.ts'
 export { default as MiddlewareUnit } from '../../lib/src/unit/Middlewares.ts'
 export { default as RoutesUnit } from '../../lib/src/unit/Routes.ts'
 export { default as HttpKernelUnit } from '../../lib/src/unit/HttpKernel.ts'
+export { default as ModelsUnit } from '../../orm/src/ModelsUnit.ts'
diff --git a/app/configs/server.config.ts b/app/configs/server.config.ts
index a10b6bb..a954d04 100644
--- a/app/configs/server.config.ts
+++ b/app/configs/server.config.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,9 @@ export default {
         enable: true,
         text: 'Daton',
     },
+
+    session: {
+        driver: 'database', // memory | database
+        model: 'http:Session', // required for database
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/models/http/Session.model.ts b/app/models/http/Session.model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..246a34b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/http/Session.model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import {Field} from '../../../orm/src/model/Field.ts'
+import {Type} from '../../../orm/src/db/types.ts'
+import {SessionModel} from '../../../lib/src/module.ts'
+
+export default class Session extends SessionModel {
+    protected static table = 'sessions'
+    protected static key = 'session_id'
+
+    protected static readonly CREATED_AT = 'start_time'
+    protected static readonly UPDATED_AT = null // No updated at
+
+    @Field(Type.int)
+    protected session_id!: number
+
+    @Field(Type.int)
+    protected user_id?: number
+
+    @Field(Type.timestamp)
+    protected start_time!: Date
+}
diff --git a/app/units.ts b/app/units.ts
index 36a5bd3..587794a 100644
--- a/app/units.ts
+++ b/app/units.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 import {
-    ConfigUnit,
-    DatabaseUnit,
-    ControllerUnit,
-    MiddlewareUnit,
-    RoutesUnit,
-    HttpKernelUnit
+    ConfigUnit, DatabaseUnit, ControllerUnit, MiddlewareUnit, RoutesUnit, HttpKernelUnit, ModelsUnit
 } from './bundle/daton_units.ts'
 
 export default [
     ConfigUnit,
     DatabaseUnit,
+    ModelsUnit,
     HttpKernelUnit,
     MiddlewareUnit,
     ControllerUnit,
diff --git a/di/src/type/DependencyKey.ts b/di/src/type/DependencyKey.ts
index 06a26ae..9e794e2 100644
--- a/di/src/type/DependencyKey.ts
+++ b/di/src/type/DependencyKey.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Instantiable from './Instantiable.ts'
 import {StaticClass} from './StaticClass.ts'
 const DEPENDENCY_KEYS_METADATA_KEY = 'daton:di:dependencyKeys.ts'
-type DependencyKey = Instantiable<any> | StaticClass<any> | string
+type DependencyKey = Instantiable<any> | StaticClass<any, any> | string
 export { DependencyKey, DEPENDENCY_KEYS_METADATA_KEY }
diff --git a/di/src/type/Instantiable.ts b/di/src/type/Instantiable.ts
index 74ddb33..0f75b87 100644
--- a/di/src/type/Instantiable.ts
+++ b/di/src/type/Instantiable.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ export default interface Instantiable<T> {
     new(...args: any[]): T
 }
 
-const isInstantiable = (what: any): what is Instantiable<any> => {
+const isInstantiable = <T>(what: any): what is Instantiable<T> => {
     return (typeof what === 'object' || typeof what === 'function') && 'constructor' in what && typeof what.constructor === 'function'
 }
 
diff --git a/di/src/type/StaticClass.ts b/di/src/type/StaticClass.ts
index c7bb961..4ee0019 100644
--- a/di/src/type/StaticClass.ts
+++ b/di/src/type/StaticClass.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-export type StaticClass<T> = Function & {prototype: T}
+export type StaticClass<T, T2> = Function & {prototype: T} & T2
 
-export function isStaticClass<T>(something: any): something is StaticClass<T> {
+export function isStaticClass<T, T2>(something: any): something is StaticClass<T, T2> {
     return typeof something === 'function' && typeof something.prototype !== 'undefined'
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/http/session/MemorySession.ts b/lib/src/http/session/MemorySession.ts
index 75f2ad0..86a165c 100644
--- a/lib/src/http/session/MemorySession.ts
+++ b/lib/src/http/session/MemorySession.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import Session, { SessionData } from './Session.ts'
+import Session from './Session.ts'
+import SessionInterface, { SessionData } from './SessionInterface.ts'
 
-export default class MemorySession extends Session {
+export default class MemorySession extends Session implements SessionInterface {
     private _key!: string
     private _data: SessionData = {}
 
@@ -29,4 +30,5 @@ export default class MemorySession extends Session {
     }
 
     public async persist() {}
+    public async init_session(): Promise<void> {}
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/http/session/MemorySessionFactory.ts b/lib/src/http/session/MemorySessionFactory.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be2d4e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/http/session/MemorySessionFactory.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import SessionFactory from './SessionFactory.ts'
+import MemorySession from './MemorySession.ts'
+import SessionInterface from './SessionInterface.ts'
+
+export default class MemorySessionFactory extends SessionFactory {
+    produce(dependencies: any[], parameters: any[]): SessionInterface {
+        return new MemorySession()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/http/session/MemorySessionManager.ts b/lib/src/http/session/MemorySessionManager.ts
index 5501073..a717414 100644
--- a/lib/src/http/session/MemorySessionManager.ts
+++ b/lib/src/http/session/MemorySessionManager.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ import {Collection} from '../../collection/Collection.ts'
 import Session from './Session.ts'
 import SessionManager, {InvalidSessionKeyError} from './SessionManager.ts'
 import Utility from '../../service/utility/Utility.ts'
+import SessionInterface from './SessionInterface.ts'
 
-export type SessionRegistrant = { key: string, session: Session }
+export type SessionRegistrant = { key: string, session: SessionInterface }
 
 @Service()
 export default class MemorySessionManager extends SessionManager {
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ export default class MemorySessionManager extends SessionManager {
         return !!this._sessions.firstWhere('key', '=', key)
     }
 
-    public async get_session(key?: string): Promise<Session> {
+    public async get_session(key?: string): Promise<SessionInterface> {
         if ( !key ) {
             const utility: Utility = this.make(Utility)
             const session_key: string = key || utility.uuid()
diff --git a/lib/src/http/session/MemorySessionManagerFactory.ts b/lib/src/http/session/MemorySessionManagerFactory.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..097e8cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/http/session/MemorySessionManagerFactory.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import SessionManagerFactory from "./SessionManagerFactory.ts";
+import MemorySessionManager from "./MemorySessionManager.ts";
+
+export default class MemorySessionManagerFactory extends SessionManagerFactory {
+    produce(dependencies: any[], parameters: any[]): any {
+        return new MemorySessionManager()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/http/session/ModelSessionFactory.ts b/lib/src/http/session/ModelSessionFactory.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff118e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/http/session/ModelSessionFactory.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import SessionFactory from './SessionFactory.ts'
+import SessionInterface from './SessionInterface.ts'
+import {Model} from '../../../../orm/src/model/Model.ts'
+import {StaticClass} from '../../../../di/src/type/StaticClass.ts'
+import {isInstantiable} from '../../../../di/src/type/Instantiable.ts'
+
+export default class ModelSessionFactory extends SessionFactory {
+    constructor(
+        protected readonly ModelClass: StaticClass<SessionInterface, typeof Model>,
+    ) {
+        super()
+    }
+
+    produce(dependencies: any[], parameters: any[]): SessionInterface {
+        if ( isInstantiable<SessionInterface>(this.ModelClass) )
+            return new this.ModelClass() as SessionInterface
+        else
+            throw new TypeError(`Session model class ${this.ModelClass} is not instantiable.`)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/http/session/ModelSessionManager.ts b/lib/src/http/session/ModelSessionManager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe881a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/http/session/ModelSessionManager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import SessionManager, {InvalidSessionKeyError} from './SessionManager.ts'
+import {Model} from '../../../../orm/src/model/Model.ts'
+import SessionInterface, {isSessionInterface} from './SessionInterface.ts'
+import {StaticClass} from '../../../../di/src/type/StaticClass.ts'
+
+export default class ModelSessionManager extends SessionManager {
+    constructor(
+        protected readonly ModelClass: StaticClass<SessionInterface, typeof Model>,
+    ) {
+        super()
+    }
+
+    public async get_session(key?: string): Promise<SessionInterface> {
+        const ModelClass: typeof Model = this.ModelClass as typeof Model
+
+        if ( !key ) {
+            const session = this.make(ModelClass)
+            await session.init_session()
+
+            if ( isSessionInterface(session) )
+                return session as SessionInterface
+
+            throw new TypeError(`Session model improperly implements the required SessionInterface.`)
+        }
+
+        const session = await ModelClass.find_by_key(key)
+        if ( !session ) throw new InvalidSessionKeyError(key)
+        if ( isSessionInterface(session) )
+            return session as SessionInterface
+
+        throw new TypeError(`Session model improperly implements the required SessionInterface.`)
+    }
+
+    public async has_session(key: string): Promise<boolean> {
+        const ModelClass: typeof Model = this.ModelClass as typeof Model
+
+        return ModelClass.select(ModelClass.qualified_key_name())
+            .where(ModelClass.qualified_key_name(), '=', key)
+            .exists()
+    }
+
+    public async purge(key?: string): Promise<void> {
+        const ModelClass: typeof Model = this.ModelClass as typeof Model
+        const mutable = ModelClass.delete()
+
+        if ( key ) {
+            mutable.where(ModelClass.qualified_key_name(), '=', key)
+        }
+
+        await mutable.execute()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/http/session/ModelSessionManagerFactory.ts b/lib/src/http/session/ModelSessionManagerFactory.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de5fbfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/http/session/ModelSessionManagerFactory.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import SessionManagerFactory from './SessionManagerFactory.ts'
+import ModelSessionManager from './ModelSessionManager.ts'
+import {Model} from '../../../../orm/src/model/Model.ts'
+import {StaticClass} from '../../../../di/src/type/StaticClass.ts'
+import SessionInterface from './SessionInterface.ts'
+
+export default class MemorySessionManagerFactory extends SessionManagerFactory {
+    constructor(
+        protected readonly ModelClass: StaticClass<SessionInterface, typeof Model>,
+    ) {
+        super()
+    }
+
+    produce(dependencies: any[], parameters: any[]): any {
+        return new ModelSessionManager(this.ModelClass)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/http/session/Session.ts b/lib/src/http/session/Session.ts
index 849243f..a3f0585 100644
--- a/lib/src/http/session/Session.ts
+++ b/lib/src/http/session/Session.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import AppClass from '../../lifecycle/AppClass.ts'
+import SessionInterface, {SessionData} from './SessionInterface.ts'
 
-export type SessionData = { [key: string]: any }
-
-export default abstract class Session extends AppClass {
+export default abstract class Session extends AppClass implements SessionInterface {
     public abstract get_key(): string
     public abstract set_key(key: string): void
     public abstract async persist(): Promise<void>
@@ -10,4 +9,5 @@ export default abstract class Session extends AppClass {
     public abstract set_data(data: SessionData): void
     public abstract get_attribute(key: string): any
     public abstract set_attribute(key: string, value: any): void
+    public abstract async init_session(): Promise<void>
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/http/session/SessionFactory.ts b/lib/src/http/session/SessionFactory.ts
index 28deec2..04e11c3 100644
--- a/lib/src/http/session/SessionFactory.ts
+++ b/lib/src/http/session/SessionFactory.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import MemorySession from './MemorySession.ts'
 import Session from './Session.ts'
 import {DependencyRequirement} from '../../../../di/src/type/DependencyRequirement.ts'
 import {Collection} from '../../collection/Collection.ts'
+import SessionInterface from './SessionInterface.ts'
 
 // TODO support configurable session backends
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ export default class SessionFactory extends AbstractFactory {
         super({})
     }
 
-    produce(dependencies: any[], parameters: any[]): any {
+    produce(dependencies: any[], parameters: any[]): SessionInterface {
         return new MemorySession()
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/http/session/SessionInterface.ts b/lib/src/http/session/SessionInterface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d18bfae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/http/session/SessionInterface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import {logger} from "../../service/logging/global.ts";
+
+export type SessionData = { [key: string]: any }
+
+export default interface SessionInterface {
+    get_key(): string
+    set_key(key: string): void
+    persist(): Promise<void>
+    get_data(): SessionData
+    set_data(data: SessionData): void
+    get_attribute(key: string): any
+    set_attribute(key: string, value: any): void
+    init_session(): Promise<void>
+}
+
+export function isSessionInterface(what: any): what is SessionInterface {
+    const name_length_checks = [
+        { name: 'get_key', length: 0 },
+        { name: 'set_key', length: 1 },
+        { name: 'persist', length: 0 },
+        { name: 'get_data', length: 0 },
+        { name: 'set_data', length: 1 },
+        { name: 'get_attribute', length: 1 },
+        { name: 'set_attribute', length: 2 },
+        { name: 'init_session', length: 0 },
+    ]
+
+    for ( const check of name_length_checks ) {
+        const { name, length } = check
+        if ( !(typeof what[name] === 'function') ) {
+            logger.debug(`Invalid session interface: typeof ${name} is not a function.`)
+            return false
+        }
+
+        if ( what[name].length !== length ) {
+            logger.debug(`Invalid session interface: method ${name} should expect ${length} arguments, ${what[name].length} actual.`)
+            return false
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/http/session/SessionManager.ts b/lib/src/http/session/SessionManager.ts
index aa28896..878703d 100644
--- a/lib/src/http/session/SessionManager.ts
+++ b/lib/src/http/session/SessionManager.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import AppClass from '../../lifecycle/AppClass.ts'
-import Session from './Session.ts'
+import SessionInterface from './SessionInterface.ts'
 
 export class InvalidSessionKeyError extends Error {
     constructor(key: any) {
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export class InvalidSessionKeyError extends Error {
 
 export default abstract class SessionManager extends AppClass {
 
-    public abstract async get_session(key?: string): Promise<Session>
+    public abstract async get_session(key?: string): Promise<SessionInterface>
     public abstract async has_session(key: string): Promise<boolean>
     public abstract async purge(key?: string): Promise<void>
 
diff --git a/lib/src/http/session/SessionModel.ts b/lib/src/http/session/SessionModel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55a4702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/http/session/SessionModel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import {Model} from '../../../../orm/src/model/Model.ts'
+import SessionInterface, {SessionData} from './SessionInterface.ts'
+import {Field} from '../../../../orm/src/model/Field.ts'
+import {Type} from '../../../../orm/src/db/types.ts'
+
+export default class SessionModel extends Model<SessionModel> implements SessionInterface {
+
+    @Field(Type.json)
+    protected data?: string
+
+    public get_key(): string {
+        return String(this.key())
+    }
+
+    public set_key(key: string) {
+        // @ts-ignore
+        this[this.key_name()] = parseInt(key)
+    }
+
+    public async persist(): Promise<void> {
+        await this.save()
+    }
+
+    public get_data(): SessionData {
+        return this.data ? JSON.parse(this.data) : undefined
+    }
+
+    public set_data(data: SessionData) {
+        this.data = JSON.stringify(data)
+    }
+
+    public get_attribute(key: string): any {
+        const data = this.get_data()
+        if ( data ) return data[key]
+    }
+
+    public set_attribute(key: string, value: any) {
+        const data = this.get_data()
+        data[key] = value
+        this.set_data(data)
+    }
+
+    public async init_session(): Promise<void> {
+        this.data = JSON.stringify({})
+        await this.save()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/module.ts b/lib/src/module.ts
index cd932e1..4d67f9d 100644
--- a/lib/src/module.ts
+++ b/lib/src/module.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export { default as Scaffolding } from './unit/Scaffolding.ts'
 export { default as Application } from './lifecycle/Application.ts'
+export { default as SessionModel } from './http/session/SessionModel.ts'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/src/unit/HttpKernel.ts b/lib/src/unit/HttpKernel.ts
index 5b3400c..635e352 100644
--- a/lib/src/unit/HttpKernel.ts
+++ b/lib/src/unit/HttpKernel.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,29 @@
-import LifecycleUnit from "../lifecycle/Unit.ts";
-import {Unit} from "../lifecycle/decorators.ts";
-import Kernel from "../http/kernel/Kernel.ts";
-import PrepareRequest from "../http/kernel/module/PrepareRequest.ts";
-import SetSessionCookie from "../http/kernel/module/SetSessionCookie.ts";
-import Config from "./Config.ts";
-import SetDatonHeaders from "../http/kernel/module/SetDatonHeaders.ts";
+import LifecycleUnit from '../lifecycle/Unit.ts'
+import {Unit} from '../lifecycle/decorators.ts'
+import Kernel from '../http/kernel/Kernel.ts'
+import PrepareRequest from '../http/kernel/module/PrepareRequest.ts'
+import SetSessionCookie from '../http/kernel/module/SetSessionCookie.ts'
+import Config from './Config.ts'
+import SetDatonHeaders from '../http/kernel/module/SetDatonHeaders.ts'
+import {Logging} from '../service/logging/Logging.ts'
+import {Container} from '../../../di/src/Container.ts'
+import MemorySessionFactory from '../http/session/MemorySessionFactory.ts'
+import MemorySessionManagerFactory from '../http/session/MemorySessionManagerFactory.ts'
+import ModelsUnit from '../../../orm/src/ModelsUnit.ts'
+import {Model} from '../../../orm/src/model/Model.ts'
+import {StaticClass} from '../../../di/src/type/StaticClass.ts'
+import ModelSessionFactory from '../http/session/ModelSessionFactory.ts'
+import ModelSessionManagerFactory from '../http/session/ModelSessionManagerFactory.ts'
+import SessionInterface from '../http/session/SessionInterface.ts'
 
 @Unit()
 export default class HttpKernel extends LifecycleUnit {
-
     constructor(
         protected readonly kernel: Kernel,
         protected readonly config: Config,
+        protected readonly logger: Logging,
+        protected readonly injector: Container,
+        protected readonly models: ModelsUnit,
     ) {
         super()
     }
@@ -23,6 +35,33 @@ export default class HttpKernel extends LifecycleUnit {
         if ( this.config.get('server.powered_by.enable') ) {
             SetDatonHeaders.register(this.kernel)
         }
+
+        this.determine_session_provider()
     }
 
+    protected determine_session_provider() {
+        const driver = this.config.get('server.session.driver')
+
+        if ( driver === 'memory' ) {
+            this.logger.verbose('Adding the memory session production factories to the container...')
+            this.injector.register_factory(new MemorySessionFactory())
+            this.injector.register_factory(new MemorySessionManagerFactory())
+        } else if ( driver === 'database' ) {
+            const model_key = this.config.get('server.session.model')
+            if ( !model_key ) {
+                this.logger.error('Please specify the canonical model name to use for the HTTP session.')
+                throw new Error('Missing required config property: server.session.model')
+            }
+
+            const ModelClass: StaticClass<SessionInterface, typeof Model> | undefined = this.models.get(model_key)
+            if ( !ModelClass ) {
+                this.logger.error(`Unable to find HTTP session model with name: ${model_key}`)
+                throw new Error(`Unable to find HTTP session model with name: ${model_key}`)
+            }
+
+            this.logger.info('Adding the model session production factories to the container...')
+            this.injector.register_factory(new ModelSessionFactory(ModelClass))
+            this.injector.register_factory(new ModelSessionManagerFactory(ModelClass))
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/unit/Scaffolding.ts b/lib/src/unit/Scaffolding.ts
index 4da3517..469f64d 100644
--- a/lib/src/unit/Scaffolding.ts
+++ b/lib/src/unit/Scaffolding.ts
@@ -56,9 +56,5 @@ export default class Scaffolding extends LifecycleUnit {
     public register_factories() {
         this.logger.verbose('Adding the cache production factory to the container...')
         this.injector.register_factory(new CacheFactory())
-
-        this.logger.verbose('Adding the session production factories to the container...')
-        this.injector.register_factory(new SessionFactory())
-        this.injector.register_factory(new SessionManagerFactory())
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/unit/StaticCanonical.ts b/lib/src/unit/StaticCanonical.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00cf525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/unit/StaticCanonical.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import {Canonical, CanonicalDefinition} from './Canonical.ts'
+import {InvalidCanonicalExportError} from './InstantiableCanonical.ts'
+import {isStaticClass, StaticClass} from '../../../di/src/type/StaticClass.ts'
+
+export class StaticCanonical<T, T2> extends Canonical<StaticClass<T, T2>> {
+    public async init_canonical_item(def: CanonicalDefinition): Promise<StaticClass<T, T2>> {
+        if ( isStaticClass(def.imported.default) ) {
+            return def.imported.default
+        }
+
+        throw new InvalidCanonicalExportError(def.original_name)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/orm/src/ModelsUnit.ts b/orm/src/ModelsUnit.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f51b377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orm/src/ModelsUnit.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import {CanonicalDefinition} from '../../lib/src/unit/Canonical.ts'
+import {Model} from './model/Model.ts'
+import {Unit} from '../../lib/src/lifecycle/decorators.ts'
+import {StaticCanonical} from '../../lib/src/unit/StaticCanonical.ts'
+
+@Unit()
+export default class ModelsUnit extends StaticCanonical<Model<any>, typeof Model> {
+    protected base_path = './app/models'
+    protected canonical_item = 'model'
+    protected suffix = '.model.ts'
+
+    public async init_canonical_item(def: CanonicalDefinition) {
+        const item = await super.init_canonical_item(def)
+        if ( !(item.prototype instanceof Model) ) {
+            throw new TypeError(`Invalid model definition: ${def.original_name}. Models must extend from Daton ORM's base Model class.`)
+        }
+
+        return item
+    }
+}
diff --git a/orm/src/builder/type/ConnectionExecutable.ts b/orm/src/builder/type/ConnectionExecutable.ts
index 161aa8b..6db7144 100644
--- a/orm/src/builder/type/ConnectionExecutable.ts
+++ b/orm/src/builder/type/ConnectionExecutable.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ export default abstract class ConnectionExecutable<T> {
         return 0
     }
 
+    async exists(): Promise<boolean> {
+        return (await this.count()) > 0
+    }
+
     async execute_in_connection(connection: string | Connection): Promise<QueryResult> {
         const conn = typeof connection === 'string' ? make(Database).connection(connection) : connection
 
diff --git a/orm/src/db/PostgresConnection.ts b/orm/src/db/PostgresConnection.ts
index 3a1fab2..059588e 100644
--- a/orm/src/db/PostgresConnection.ts
+++ b/orm/src/db/PostgresConnection.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default class PostgresConnection extends Connection {
         const result = await this._client.query(query)
 
         let base_i = 0
-        const cols = collect(result?.rowDescription?.columns || []).sortBy('index').map(col => {
+        const cols = collect(result?.rowDescription?.columns || []).map(col => {
             col.index = base_i
             base_i += 1
             return col
diff --git a/orm/src/model/Model.ts b/orm/src/model/Model.ts
index 919b967..ef9ff66 100644
--- a/orm/src/model/Model.ts
+++ b/orm/src/model/Model.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export abstract class Model<T extends Model<T>> extends Builder<T> {
      * The name of the connection this model should run through.
      * @type string
      */
-    protected static connection: string
+    protected static connection: string = 'default'
 
     /**
      * The name of the table this model is stored in.
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ export abstract class Model<T extends Model<T>> extends Builder<T> {
      * Optionally, the timestamp field set on creation.
      * @type string
      */
-    protected static readonly CREATED_AT = 'created_at'
+    protected static readonly CREATED_AT: string | null = 'created_at'
 
     /**
      * Optionally, the timestamp field set op update.
      * @type string
      */
-    protected static readonly UPDATED_AT = 'updated_at'
+    protected static readonly UPDATED_AT: string | null = 'updated_at'
 
     /**
      * If true, the CREATED_AT and UPDATED_AT columns will be automatically set.
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ export abstract class Model<T extends Model<T>> extends Builder<T> {
      * @param without_timestamps - if true, the UPDATED_AT/CREATED_AT timestamps will not be touched
      * @return Promise<Model>
      */
-    public async save({ without_timestamps = false }): Promise<Model<T>> {
+    public async save({ without_timestamps = false } = {}): Promise<Model<T>> {
         await this.saving$.next(this)
         const constructor = (this.constructor as typeof Model)