diff --git a/src/node_modules/base/model.js b/src/node_modules/base/model.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/node_modules/base/model.js
+++ b/src/node_modules/base/model.js
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ var Model = require('ampersand-model');
 
 module.exports = Model.extend({
 
-  '@type': "Base",
-
-  typeAttribute: "@type",
+  typeAttribute: "modelType",
   idAttribute: "@id",
   namespaceAttribute: "@graph",
typeAttribute is now the default modelType