diff --git a/lib/model.js b/lib/model.js
index 4a827a64c..8838e669c 100644
--- a/lib/model.js
+++ b/lib/model.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ module.exports = function(registry) {
     var options = this.settings;
     var typeName = this.modelName;
 
-    var remotingOptions = {};
+    var remotingOptions = { fromArgs: false };
     extend(remotingOptions, options.remoting || {});
 
     // create a sharedClass
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ module.exports = function(registry) {
     // setup a remoting type converter for this model
     RemoteObjects.convert(typeName, function(val) {
       return val ? new ModelCtor(val) : val;
-    });
+    }, remotingOptions.fromArgs);
 
     // support remoting prototype methods
     ModelCtor.sharedCtor = function(data, id, fn) {