diff --git a/rattail/db/changes.py b/rattail/db/changes.py
index 06feda87c574698b46cc795310971be20f62e5d1..ca4bb490f24caedf1e697a6197a072b504e64d93 100644
--- a/rattail/db/changes.py
+++ b/rattail/db/changes.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def record_changes(session, recorder=None, config=None):
     if isinstance(recorder, ChangeRecorder):
         pass
     elif callable(recorder):
-        recorder = recorder()
+        recorder = recorder(config)
     elif recorder is None:
         if config:
             spec = config.get('rattail.db', 'changes.recorder', usedb=False)
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ class ChangeRecorder(object):
 
     def __init__(self, config):
         self.config = config
-        self.model = config.get_model()
+        if self.config:
+            self.model = config.get_model()
 
     def __call__(self, session, flush_context, instances):
         """
diff --git a/rattail/tests/db/test_changes.py b/rattail/tests/db/test_changes.py
index da61b38e74748b433823b9d223375f9c065b8200..2fbfffafebca8f4b70bd7a742d76c05c7245c387 100644
--- a/rattail/tests/db/test_changes.py
+++ b/rattail/tests/db/test_changes.py
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ from rattail.core import get_uuid
 
 class TestRecordChangesFunc(TestCase):
 
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.config = RattailConfig()
+
     def test_session_class(self):
         Session = orm.sessionmaker()
         if hasattr(Session, 'kw'):
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ class TestRecordChangesFunc(TestCase):
         session.close()
 
         # specify recorder instance
-        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder()
+        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder(self.config)
         session = db.Session()
         changes.record_changes(session, recorder=recorder)
         self.assertIs(session.rattail_change_recorder, recorder)
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ class TestRecordChangesFunc(TestCase):
 
         # specify recorder factory
         session = db.Session()
-        changes.record_changes(session, recorder=changes.ChangeRecorder)
+        changes.record_changes(session, recorder=changes.ChangeRecorder, config=self.config)
         self.assertIs(type(session.rattail_change_recorder), changes.ChangeRecorder)
         session.close()
 
@@ -73,8 +76,11 @@ class TestRecordChangesFunc(TestCase):
 
 class TestChangeRecorder(DataTestCase):
 
+    def extra_setup(self):
+        self.config = RattailConfig()
+
     def test_ignore_object(self):
-        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder()
+        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder(self.config)
         self.assertTrue(recorder.ignore_object(model.Setting()))
         self.assertTrue(recorder.ignore_object(model.Change()))
         self.assertTrue(recorder.ignore_object(model.DataSyncChange()))
@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@ class TestChangeRecorder(DataTestCase):
 
     def test_process_new_object(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.session.query(model.Change).count(), 0)
-        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder()
+        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder(self.config)
         product = model.Product(uuid='6de299ca178d11e6be2c3ca9f40bc550')
         recorder.process_new_object(self.session, product)
         change = self.session.query(model.Change).one()
@@ -93,7 +99,7 @@ class TestChangeRecorder(DataTestCase):
 
     def test_process_dirty_object(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.session.query(model.Change).count(), 0)
-        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder()
+        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder(self.config)
         product = model.Product(uuid='6de299ca178d11e6be2c3ca9f40bc550')
         recorder.process_dirty_object(self.session, product)
         change = self.session.query(model.Change).one()
@@ -103,7 +109,7 @@ class TestChangeRecorder(DataTestCase):
 
     def test_process_deleted_object(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.session.query(model.Change).count(), 0)
-        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder()
+        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder(self.config)
         product = model.Product(uuid='6de299ca178d11e6be2c3ca9f40bc550')
         recorder.process_deleted_object(self.session, product)
         change = self.session.query(model.Change).one()
@@ -113,7 +119,7 @@ class TestChangeRecorder(DataTestCase):
 
     def test_process_deleted_object_special(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.session.query(model.Change).count(), 0)
-        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder()
+        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder(self.config)
 
         person = model.Person(uuid='06100a34178e11e6a8633ca9f40bc550')
         for Model in (model.PersonEmailAddress, model.PersonPhoneNumber, model.PersonMailingAddress):
@@ -155,7 +161,7 @@ class TestChangeRecorder(DataTestCase):
 
     def test_record_change(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.session.query(model.Change).count(), 0)
-        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder()
+        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder(self.config)
 
         recorder.record_change(self.session, class_name='Bogus', object_key='bogus', deleted=False)
         self.assertEqual(self.session.query(model.Change).count(), 1)
@@ -172,7 +178,7 @@ class TestChangeRecorder(DataTestCase):
 
     def test_record_rattail_change(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.session.query(model.Change).count(), 0)
-        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder()
+        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder(self.config)
 
         # ignore change object (TODO: redundant?)
         self.assertFalse(recorder.record_rattail_change(self.session, model.Change()))
@@ -226,8 +232,11 @@ class TestChangeRecorder(DataTestCase):
 
 class TestChangeRecorderLegacy(TestCase):
 
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.config = RattailConfig()
+
     def test_init(self):
-        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder()
+        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder(self.config)
 
     # def test_record_change(self):
     #     session = Mock()
@@ -253,7 +262,7 @@ class TestChangeRecorderLegacy(TestCase):
 
     @patch.multiple('rattail.db.changes', get_uuid=DEFAULT, object_mapper=DEFAULT)
     def test_ensure_uuid(self, get_uuid, object_mapper):
-        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder()
+        recorder = changes.ChangeRecorder(self.config)
         uuid_column = Mock()
         object_mapper.return_value.columns.__getitem__.return_value = uuid_column