diff --git a/orm.go b/orm.go
index b70ffca..41b9807 100644
--- a/orm.go
+++ b/orm.go
@@ -35,8 +35,12 @@ type Table[T any] struct {
 	deletewhere string
 }
 
-func NewTable[T any](db *sql.DB, dialect Dialect, sample T, tablename string) (Table[T], error) {
-	t := reflect.TypeOf(sample)
+func NewTable[T any](db *sql.DB, dialect Dialect, tablename string) (Table[T], error) {
+
+	var instance T
+
+	t := reflect.TypeOf(instance)
+
 	fields := make([]dbfield, 0)
 	for field := range t.Fields() {
 		f := dbfield{
diff --git a/orm_test.go b/orm_test.go
index 5bc15ac..1ab1492 100644
--- a/orm_test.go
+++ b/orm_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestHelloName(t *testing.T) {
 	defer db.Close()
 
 	dialect := lasebuche.NewSqliteDialect()
-	tableUser, err := lasebuche.NewTable[User](db, dialect, User{}, "user")
+	tableUser, err := lasebuche.NewTable[User](db, dialect, "user")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err.Error())
 	}
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func TestCRUDOperations(t *testing.T) {
 	defer db.Close()
 
 	dialect := lasebuche.NewSqliteDialect()
-	tableUser, err := lasebuche.NewTable[User](db, dialect, User{}, "user")
+	tableUser, err := lasebuche.NewTable[User](db, dialect, "user")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err.Error())
 	}
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func TestEdgeCases(t *testing.T) {
 	defer db.Close()
 
 	dialect := lasebuche.NewSqliteDialect()
-	tableUser, err := lasebuche.NewTable[User](db, dialect, User{}, "user")
+	tableUser, err := lasebuche.NewTable[User](db, dialect, "user")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err.Error())
 	}
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ func TestVersionLocking(t *testing.T) {
 	defer db.Close()
 
 	dialect := lasebuche.NewSqliteDialect()
-	tableUser, err := lasebuche.NewTable[User](db, dialect, User{}, "user")
+	tableUser, err := lasebuche.NewTable[User](db, dialect, "user")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err.Error())
 	}