diff --git a/src/Tenant.php b/src/Tenant.php
index db9997d0..418b78fa 100644
--- a/src/Tenant.php
+++ b/src/Tenant.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Tenant extends Model
 
     public function getConnectionName()
     {
-        return config('tenancy.storage.db.connection', 'central');
+        return config('tenancy.storage.db.connection') ?: config('database.default');
     }
 
     public static function getAllTenants(array $uuids)
diff --git a/tests/TenantStorageTest.php b/tests/TenantStorageTest.php
index 806e19b0..471dedaf 100644
--- a/tests/TenantStorageTest.php
+++ b/tests/TenantStorageTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Tests;
 
 use Stancl\Tenancy\StorageDrivers\RedisStorageDriver;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\StorageDrivers\DatabaseStorageDriver;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Tenant;
 
 class TenantStorageTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -140,4 +141,15 @@ class TenantStorageTest extends TestCase
         tenancy()->put('string', 'foo');
         $this->assertSame('string', \gettype(tenancy()->get('string')));
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function tenant_model_uses_correct_connection()
+    {
+        config(['tenancy.storage.db.connection' => 'foo']);
+        $this->assertSame('foo', (new Tenant)->getConnectionName());
+
+        config(['tenancy.storage.db.connection' => null]);
+        config(['database.default' => 'foobar']);
+        $this->assertSame('foobar', (new Tenant)->getConnectionName());
+    }
 }