diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aafee89..d9505a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ const task = await TaskModel.create({
 const task = await TaskModel.findOne({ id: 'cbdabs-29232323-msasd'});
 ```
 
+5. You can also use the underlying ORM model and instance methods
+
+```typescript
+// create task
+const filter = { };
+const countTasks = await TaskModel.model.countDocuments(filter);
+
+```
+
 ## 🫶 Projects using this package
 See the projects using this package in action.
 - [Fractal Js](https://github.com/fractalerp/fractal-js)
diff --git a/active_record.ts b/active_record.ts
index 4118051..15d8189 100755
--- a/active_record.ts
+++ b/active_record.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import { ActiveRecordError } from "./lib/active_record_error";
 export class ActiveRecord<T> implements ActiveRecordInterface<T> {
   private nosqlActiveRecord!: NoSqlActiveRecord<T>;
   private relationalActiveRecord!: RelationalActiveRecord<T>;
-
-  // TODO read database type from memory
   private databaseType = DatabaseType.NOSQL;
 
   constructor(modelName: string, schema: Record<string, SchemaProperty>, databaseType = DatabaseType.NOSQL) {
diff --git a/nosql/nosql_active_record.ts b/nosql/nosql_active_record.ts
index 1e6aa3c..f3b4bae 100644
--- a/nosql/nosql_active_record.ts
+++ b/nosql/nosql_active_record.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { NoSQLActiveRecordInterface } from "./nosql_active_record_interface";
 import DatabaseManagementSystem from "./../database/dms";
 
 export class NoSqlActiveRecord<T> implements NoSQLActiveRecordInterface<T> {
-  private model: Model<T>;
+  public model: Model<T>;
   private dbms: DatabaseManagementSystem = new DatabaseManagementSystem();
 
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class NoSqlActiveRecord<T> implements NoSQLActiveRecordInterface<T> {
     this.model =
       process.env.NODE_ENV !== "test"
         ? this.dbms.nosqlDB.database.model<T>(modelName, new Schema(mongoSchema as any))
-        : model<T>(modelName, new Schema(mongoSchema as any)) // allow for
+        : model<T>(modelName, new Schema(mongoSchema as any)) // allow for test
   }
 
   async find(query: any): Promise<T[]> {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 20cd903..5553a0d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@fractalerp/active-record-js",
   "appName": "Active Record Js",
-  "version": "1.0.14",
+  "version": "1.0.16",
   "description": "Responsible for representing business data",
   "author": "Acellam Guy <acellam.guy@gmail.com>",
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/relational/relational_active_record.ts b/relational/relational_active_record.ts
index edf102b..9e1969a 100644
--- a/relational/relational_active_record.ts
+++ b/relational/relational_active_record.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { RelationalActiveRecordInterface } from "./relational_active_record_inte
 
 export class RelationalActiveRecord<T> implements RelationalActiveRecordInterface<T> {
   private sequelize!: Sequelize;
-  private model: typeof Model;
+  public model: typeof Model;
 
   constructor(modelName: string, schema: Record<string, SchemaProperty>) {
     // TODO get global sequilize instance from memory