diff --git a/src/typeclasses/managers.py b/src/typeclasses/managers.py
index 42d6f3d26..be830f034 100644
--- a/src/typeclasses/managers.py
+++ b/src/typeclasses/managers.py
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ class TypedObjectManager(idmapper.manager.SharedMemoryManager):
 
 
 class TypeclassManager(TypedObjectManager):
+
     def get(self, **kwargs):
         """
         Overload the standard get. This will limit itself to only
diff --git a/src/typeclasses/models.py b/src/typeclasses/models.py
index 8e7f3b45d..22046ea9a 100644
--- a/src/typeclasses/models.py
+++ b/src/typeclasses/models.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class AttributeHandler(object):
         "Initialize handler"
         self.obj = obj
         self._objid = obj.id
-        self._model = to_str(obj.__class__.__name__.lower())
+        self._model = to_str(obj.__dbclass__.__name__.lower())
         self._cache = None
 
     def _recache(self):
@@ -1091,6 +1091,7 @@ class TypedObject(SharedMemoryModel):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         typeclass_path = kwargs.pop("typeclass", None)
         super(TypedObject, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.__dbclass__ = self._meta.proxy_for_model
         if typeclass_path:
             self.__class__ = self._import_class(typeclass_path)
             self.db_typclass_path = typeclass_path
@@ -1368,6 +1369,13 @@ class TypedObject(SharedMemoryModel):
         self._is_deleted = True
         super(TypedObject, self).delete()
 
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        "Block saving non-proxy typeclassed objects"
+        if not self._meta.proxy:
+            raise RuntimeError("Don't create instances of %s, "
+                               "use its child typeclasses instead." % self.__class__.__name__)
+        super(TypedObject, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
+
     #
     # Memory management
     #
diff --git a/src/utils/idmapper/base.py b/src/utils/idmapper/base.py
index cdfd7cb2e..70e4a8187 100755
--- a/src/utils/idmapper/base.py
+++ b/src/utils/idmapper/base.py
@@ -312,11 +312,6 @@ class SharedMemoryModel(Model):
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         "save method tracking process/thread issues"
 
-        # don't allow saving base objects
-        if not self._meta.proxy:
-            raise RuntimeError("Don't create instances of %s, "
-                               "use its child typeclasses instead." % self.__class__.__name__)
-
         if _IS_SUBPROCESS:
             # we keep a store of objects modified in subprocesses so
             # we know to update their caches in the central process