diff --git a/app/sprinkles/core/src/Database/Models/Model.php b/app/sprinkles/core/src/Database/Models/Model.php
index 987ae9139..38a83610c 100644
--- a/app/sprinkles/core/src/Database/Models/Model.php
+++ b/app/sprinkles/core/src/Database/Models/Model.php
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ public static function findUnique($value, $identifier, $checkDeleted = true)
     {
         $query = static::whereRaw("LOWER($identifier) = ?", [mb_strtolower($value)]);
 
-        if ($checkDeleted && method_exists($query, 'withTrashed')) {
-            $query = $query->withTrashed();
+        if ($checkDeleted && $query->hasMacro('withTrashed')) {
+           $query = $query->withTrashed();
         }
 
         return $query->first();