diff --git a/lib/id-validator.js b/lib/id-validator.js
index a711a9f..01f520a 100644
--- a/lib/id-validator.js
+++ b/lib/id-validator.js
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ IdValidator.prototype.validateSchema = function (
                                     }
                                 })
                             }
-                            var localRefModelName = refModelName
+                            var localRefModelName = (!!refModelName.modelName)?
+                              refModelName.modelName :
+                              refModelName
                             if (refModelPath) {
                                 localRefModelName = this[refModelPath]
                             }