diff --git a/app/Models/BaseModel.php b/app/Models/BaseModel.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccd53d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/BaseModel.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class BaseModel extends Model
+{
+    public function getAttribute($key)
+    {
+        if (! $key) {
+            throw new \LogicException("No attribute ".var_export($key, true));
+        }
+
+        return parent::getAttribute($key);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a relationship.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $key
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function getRelationValue($key)
+    {
+        if (!method_exists($this, $key)) {
+            throw new \LogicException("No attribute or relation ".var_export($key, true));
+        }
+
+        return parent::getRelationValue($key);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/ContentReport.php b/app/Models/ContentReport.php
index d044f02..878c5d7 100644
--- a/app/Models/ContentReport.php
+++ b/app/Models/ContentReport.php
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
-
 /**
  * Report (something objectionable spotted by a user)
  *
@@ -17,7 +15,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
  * @property mixed $object - morph
  * @property-read User $author
  */
-class ContentReport extends Model
+class ContentReport extends BaseModel
 {
     protected $guarded = [];
 
diff --git a/app/Models/EmailConfirmation.php b/app/Models/EmailConfirmation.php
index 3393ffe..709e5a4 100644
--- a/app/Models/EmailConfirmation.php
+++ b/app/Models/EmailConfirmation.php
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
-
 /**
  * E-mail confirmation
  *
@@ -14,7 +12,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
  * @property string $email
  * @property-read User $user
  */
-class EmailConfirmation extends Model
+class EmailConfirmation extends BaseModel
 {
     protected $guarded = [];
     const UPDATED_AT = null; // disable update timestamp
diff --git a/app/Models/Proposal.php b/app/Models/Proposal.php
index df99813..f746405 100644
--- a/app/Models/Proposal.php
+++ b/app/Models/Proposal.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 namespace App\Models;
 
 use App\Models\Concerns\Reportable;
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 
 /**
  * Change proposal
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
  * @property-read Table $table
  * @property-read Revision $revision
  */
-class Proposal extends Model
+class Proposal extends BaseModel
 {
     use Reportable;
     protected $guarded = [];
diff --git a/app/Models/Revision.php b/app/Models/Revision.php
index bfe2a35..53d74b1 100644
--- a/app/Models/Revision.php
+++ b/app/Models/Revision.php
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Riesjart\Relaquent\Model\Concerns\HasRelaquentRelationships;
 
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ use Riesjart\Relaquent\Model\Concerns\HasRelaquentRelationships;
  * @property-read Proposal|null $sourceProposal - proposal that was used to create this revision
  * @property-read Proposal[]|Collection $dependentProposals
  */
-class Revision extends Model
+class Revision extends BaseModel
 {
     use HasRelaquentRelationships;
     protected $guarded = [];
diff --git a/app/Models/Row.php b/app/Models/Row.php
index 0b16ded..035d745 100644
--- a/app/Models/Row.php
+++ b/app/Models/Row.php
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
-
 /**
  * Row in a data table
  *
  * @property int $id
  * @property string $data - JSONB
  */
-class Row extends Model
+class Row extends BaseModel
 {
     protected $guarded = [];
     public $timestamps = false;
diff --git a/app/Models/Table.php b/app/Models/Table.php
index b3ea9ca..700043a 100644
--- a/app/Models/Table.php
+++ b/app/Models/Table.php
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ namespace App\Models;
 use App\Models\Concerns\Reportable;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 
 /**
  * A data table object (referencing revisions)
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
  * @property-read User[]|Collection $favouritingUsers
  * @property-read User[]|Collection $discussionFollowers
  */
-class Table extends Model
+class Table extends BaseModel
 {
     use Reportable;
     protected $guarded = [];
diff --git a/app/Models/TableComment.php b/app/Models/TableComment.php
index 86cfce8..ce05422 100644
--- a/app/Models/TableComment.php
+++ b/app/Models/TableComment.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ namespace App\Models;
 
 use App\Models\Concerns\Reportable;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 
 /**
  * Comment on a data table
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
  * @property-read TableComment|null $ancestor
  * @property-read TableComment[]|Collection $replies
  */
-class TableComment extends Model
+class TableComment extends BaseModel
 {
     use Reportable;
     protected $guarded = [];
diff --git a/app/Models/TableFavouritePivot.php b/app/Models/TableFavouritePivot.php
index 6d8c1b6..3d1a6d8 100644
--- a/app/Models/TableFavouritePivot.php
+++ b/app/Models/TableFavouritePivot.php
@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
-
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
-
 /**
  * Model representing the pivot table, used for more efficient favourite counting
  */
-class TableFavouritePivot extends Model
+class TableFavouritePivot extends BaseModel
 {
     protected $table = 'table_favourites';
     public $timestamps = [];
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index aef3348..6946d6d 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -7,10 +7,15 @@ use App\Models\Concerns\InstanceCache;
 use App\Models\Concerns\Reportable;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Notification;
 use MightyPork\Exceptions\ArgumentException;
 use MightyPork\Exceptions\NotExistException;
+use Illuminate\Auth\Authenticatable;
+use Illuminate\Auth\Passwords\CanResetPassword;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\Access\Authorizable;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable as AuthenticatableContract;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Access\Authorizable as AuthorizableContract;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\CanResetPassword as CanResetPasswordContract;
 
 /**
  * A user in the application
@@ -37,8 +42,12 @@ use MightyPork\Exceptions\NotExistException;
  * @property-read Notification[]|Collection $unreadNotifications
  * @property-read string $handle - user handle, including @
  */
-class User extends Authenticatable
+class User extends BaseModel implements
+    AuthenticatableContract,
+    AuthorizableContract,
+    CanResetPasswordContract
 {
+    use Authenticatable, Authorizable, CanResetPassword;
     use Reportable;
     use Notifiable;
     use InstanceCache;