diff --git a/src/ClassRegistryInitExtension.php b/src/ClassRegistryInitExtension.php
index 184a660..409623f 100644
--- a/src/ClassRegistryInitExtension.php
+++ b/src/ClassRegistryInitExtension.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 namespace PHPStanCakePHP2;
 
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\ClassConstFetch;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Variable;
 use PhpParser\Node\Name;
 use PhpParser\Node\Scalar\String_;
 use PHPStanCakePHP2\Service\SchemaService;
@@ -48,23 +49,29 @@ public function isStaticMethodSupported(MethodReflection $methodReflection): boo
     public function getTypeFromStaticMethodCall(MethodReflection $methodReflection, StaticCall $methodCall, Scope $scope): ?Type
     {
         $value = $methodCall->getArgs()[0]->value;
-        $evaluator = new ConstExprEvaluator();
+
+        if ($value instanceof Variable) {
+            return new ObjectType('Model');
+        }
 
         if ($value instanceof ClassConstFetch && $value->class instanceof Name\FullyQualified) {
             $value = new String_($value->class->toString());
         }
 
-        $arg1 = $evaluator->evaluateSilently($value);
+        $arg1 = (new ConstExprEvaluator())->evaluateSilently($value);
 
         if (! is_string($arg1)) {
             return $this->getDefaultType();
         }
+
         if ($this->reflectionProvider->hasClass($arg1)) {
             return new ObjectType($arg1);
         }
+
         if ($this->schemaService->hasTable(Inflector::tableize($arg1))) {
             return new ObjectType('Model');
         }
+
         return $this->getDefaultType();
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/data/class_registry_init.php b/tests/Feature/data/class_registry_init.php
index 2580723..54dcd20 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/data/class_registry_init.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/data/class_registry_init.php
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@
 
 $class = ClassRegistry::init(BasicModel::class);
 assertType('BasicModel', $class);
+
+$var = 'BasicModel';
+
+assertType('Model', ClassRegistry::init($var));