diff --git a/src/useTransaction.js b/src/useTransaction.js
index 006b882906e828714181183997b32626f0ffe909..641795347d5ace831f149c6276d96f5dcfcec55e 100644
--- a/src/useTransaction.js
+++ b/src/useTransaction.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { BaseModel } = require('@pubsweet/base-model')
+const BaseModel = require('@pubsweet/base-model')
 
 const useTransaction = async (callback, options = {}) => {
   const { passedTrxOnly = false, trx } = options