diff --git a/src/Traits/Kabsa.php b/src/Traits/Kabsa.php
index 44e2fe5..a413506 100755
--- a/src/Traits/Kabsa.php
+++ b/src/Traits/Kabsa.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 trait Kabsa
 {
-    static $kabsaCollection;
+    protected static $kabsaCollection;
     
     public function getRows()
     {
diff --git a/tests/KabsaTest.php b/tests/KabsaTest.php
index 1762535..79e958c 100755
--- a/tests/KabsaTest.php
+++ b/tests/KabsaTest.php
@@ -46,21 +46,27 @@ public function first_test()
     /** @test * */
     public function static_var()
     {
+        $collection = $this->getOrSetProperty(Role::class, 'kabsaCollection');
+
+        $this->assertEmpty($collection);
+
         $this->assertEquals([
             ['label' => 'admin'],
             ['label' => 'manager'],
             ['label' => 'user']
             ], Role::all()->toArray());
 
+        $collection = $this->getOrSetProperty(Role::class, 'kabsaCollection');
 
         $this->assertEquals([
             ['label' => 'admin'],
             ['label' => 'manager'],
             ['label' => 'user']
-        ], Role::$kabsaCollection->toArray());
+        ], $collection->toArray());
 
 
-        Role::$kabsaCollection = collect([['static']]);
+        //set something else
+        $this->getOrSetProperty(Role::class, 'kabsaCollection', collect([['static']]));
 
         //one
         $this->assertEquals([
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ public function static_var()
             ['static']
         ], Role::all()->toArray());
 
-        Role::$kabsaCollection = [];
+        $this->getOrSetProperty(Role::class, 'kabsaCollection', null);
 
         $this->assertEquals([
             ['label' => 'admin'],
@@ -80,11 +86,31 @@ public function static_var()
             ['label' => 'user']
         ], Role::all()->toArray());
 
+        $collection = $this->getOrSetProperty(Role::class, 'kabsaCollection');
+
+
         $this->assertEquals([
             ['label' => 'admin'],
             ['label' => 'manager'],
             ['label' => 'user']
-        ], Role::$kabsaCollection->toArray());
+        ], $collection->toArray());
+    }
+
+
+    public function getOrSetProperty($object, $name, $value = false)
+    {
+        $reflected = new \ReflectionClass($object);
+
+        $property = $reflected->getProperty($name);
+
+        $property->setAccessible(true);
+
+        if($value !== false) {
+            $property->setValue($object, $value);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return $property->getValue($object);
     }
 
     /**