diff --git a/src/Managers/TableSettingsManager.php b/src/Managers/TableSettingsManager.php
index 74ca1a6..a036f41 100644
--- a/src/Managers/TableSettingsManager.php
+++ b/src/Managers/TableSettingsManager.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public function apply(array $settings = []): SettingsManagerContract
         } else {
             if (!$modelSettings) {
                 $modelSettings = new ModelSettings();
-                $modelSettings->setConnection($this->model->getConnectionName());
+                $modelSettings->setConnection($this->model->getConnectionName() ?? config('database.default'));
                 $modelSettings->model()->associate($this->model);
             }
             $modelSettings->settings = $settings;
diff --git a/src/Traits/HasSettingsField.php b/src/Traits/HasSettingsField.php
index 503865e..882b9e5 100644
--- a/src/Traits/HasSettingsField.php
+++ b/src/Traits/HasSettingsField.php
@@ -75,14 +75,6 @@ public function getSettingsFieldName(): string
         return $this->settingsFieldName ?? config('model_settings.settings_field_name');
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function getConnectionName(): string
-    {
-        return $this->connection ?? config('database.default');
-    }
-
     /**
      * @return bool
      */
@@ -109,7 +101,7 @@ private function hasSettingsField()
             config('model_settings.settings_table_cache_prefix') . '::has_field',
             now()->addDays(1),
             function () {
-                return Schema::connection($this->getConnectionName())
+                return Schema::connection($this->getConnectionName() ?? config('database.default'))
                     ->hasColumn(
                         $this->getTable(),
                         $this->getSettingsFieldName()