diff --git a/src/Cachet.php b/src/Cachet.php
index 3000260d..fdfeecd3 100644
--- a/src/Cachet.php
+++ b/src/Cachet.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 namespace Cachet;
 
 use Cachet\Http\Middleware\RedirectIfAuthenticated;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 
@@ -34,6 +36,18 @@ public static function user(?Request $request = null)
         return $request->user($guard);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the configured user model.
+     *
+     * @return Model<Authenticatable>
+     */
+    public static function userModel(): Model
+    {
+        $userModel = config('cachet.user_model');
+
+        return new $userModel;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Register the Cachet routes.
      */
diff --git a/src/Commands/MakeUserCommand.php b/src/Commands/MakeUserCommand.php
index 6a8c394e..60f54190 100644
--- a/src/Commands/MakeUserCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/MakeUserCommand.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Cachet\Commands;
 
+use Cachet\Cachet;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 
 use function Laravel\Prompts\confirm;
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ protected function promptIsAdmin(): self
      */
     protected function createUser(): void
     {
-        $userModel = config('cachet.user_model');
+        $userModel = Cachet::userModel();
 
         $userModel::create([
             'name' => $this->data['name'],
diff --git a/src/Filament/Resources/UserResource.php b/src/Filament/Resources/UserResource.php
index 895c1253..12a04728 100644
--- a/src/Filament/Resources/UserResource.php
+++ b/src/Filament/Resources/UserResource.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Cachet\Filament\Resources;
 
+use Cachet\Cachet;
 use Cachet\Filament\Resources\UserResource\Pages;
 use Cachet\Models\User;
 use Filament\Forms;
@@ -137,6 +138,6 @@ public static function getPluralLabel(): ?string
 
     public static function getModel(): string
     {
-        return config('cachet.user_model');
+        return Cachet::userModel()::class;
     }
 }