diff --git a/src/Repositories/Eloquent/AbstractRepository.php b/src/Repositories/Eloquent/AbstractRepository.php
index 3f379bd..570a790 100644
--- a/src/Repositories/Eloquent/AbstractRepository.php
+++ b/src/Repositories/Eloquent/AbstractRepository.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public function findWhereFirst($column, $value)
      */
     public function findWhereLike($columns, $value, $paginate = null)
     {
-    	$query = $this->entity;
+    	$query = $this->entity->query();
 
         if (is_string($columns)) {
         	$columns = [$columns];