--- lib/Strix.pm	2008/06/16 16:48:16	174
+++ lib/Strix.pm	2008/06/16 19:05:05	177
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 sub dbh {
 	my $self = shift;
 
-	my $instance = shift || $self->instance || confess "no instance";
+	my $instance = shift || ref($self) && $self->instance || confess "no instance";
 
 	return $instance_dbh->{$instance} if $instance_dbh->{$instance};