--- lib/Strix.pm	2008/06/16 16:48:16	174
+++ lib/Strix.pm	2008/06/16 20:08:28	181
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use DBI;
 use Data::Dump qw/dump/;
 use Carp qw/confess/;
+use Jifty;
 
 our $debug = 0;
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
 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};