diff --git a/config/translation-manager.php b/config/translation-manager.php
index 6411f6d4..73f171f8 100644
--- a/config/translation-manager.php
+++ b/config/translation-manager.php
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
      */
     'exclude_groups' => [],
 
+    'database' => [
+        'table'         => env('TRANSLATION_TABLE_NAME', 'ltm_translations'),
+        'connection'    => env('TRANSLATION_CONNECTION', 'mysql'),
+    ],
+
     /**
      * Exclude specific languages from Laravel Translation Manager.
      *
diff --git a/src/Models/Translation.php b/src/Models/Translation.php
index 60a744a4..ff455a36 100644
--- a/src/Models/Translation.php
+++ b/src/Models/Translation.php
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
-<?php namespace Barryvdh\TranslationManager\Models;
+<?php
 
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+namespace Barryvdh\TranslationManager\Models;
+
+use App\Models\BaseModel;
 use DB;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 
 /**
- * Translation model
+ * Translation model.
  *
- * @property integer $id
- * @property integer $status
+ * @property int $id
+ * @property int $status
  * @property string  $locale
  * @property string  $group
  * @property string  $key
@@ -15,20 +18,31 @@
  * @property \Carbon\Carbon $created_at
  * @property \Carbon\Carbon $updated_at
  */
-class Translation extends Model{
+class Translation extends BaseModel
+{
+    public const STATUS_SAVED = 0;
 
-    const STATUS_SAVED = 0;
-    const STATUS_CHANGED = 1;
+    public const STATUS_CHANGED = 1;
 
     protected $table = 'ltm_translations';
-    protected $guarded = array('id', 'created_at', 'updated_at');
+
+    protected $connection = 'mysql';
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->connection = config('translation-manager.database.connection');
+        $this->table = config('translation-manager.database.table');
+    }
+
+    protected $guarded = ['id', 'created_at', 'updated_at'];
 
     public function scopeOfTranslatedGroup($query, $group)
     {
         return $query->where('group', $group)->whereNotNull('value');
     }
 
-    public function scopeOrderByGroupKeys($query, $ordered) {
+    public function scopeOrderByGroupKeys($query, $ordered)
+    {
         if ($ordered) {
             $query->orderBy('group')->orderBy('key');
         }
@@ -40,7 +54,7 @@ public function scopeSelectDistinctGroup($query)
     {
         $select = '';
 
-        switch (DB::getDriverName()){
+        switch (DB::getDriverName()) {
             case 'mysql':
                 $select = 'DISTINCT `group`';
                 break;
@@ -51,5 +65,4 @@ public function scopeSelectDistinctGroup($query)
 
         return $query->select(DB::raw($select));
     }
-
 }