diff --git a/lib/parse/model.rb b/lib/parse/model.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/parse/model.rb
+++ b/lib/parse/model.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # -*- encoding : utf-8 -*-
 module Parse
   class Model < Parse::Object
-    def initialize
-      super(self.class.to_s)
+    def initialize(data=nil)
+      super(self.class.to_s,data)
     end
   end
 end
allow `Parse::Model` to accept a data hash in its initializer