diff --git a/bin/console b/bin/console
index 745bd72..327d952 100755
--- a/bin/console
+++ b/bin/console
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Timescaledb::Rails::Hypertable.all.each do |hypertable|
 
   Timescaledb::Rails.const_set(
     class_name,
-    Class.new(ActiveRecord::Base) do
+    Class.new(Timescaledb::Rails::ApplicationRecord) do
       include Timescaledb::Rails::Model
 
       self.table_name = [hypertable.hypertable_schema, hypertable.hypertable_name].join('.')
diff --git a/lib/timescaledb/rails/extensions/active_record/command_recorder.rb b/lib/timescaledb/rails/extensions/active_record/command_recorder.rb
index 207acc7..a77b93e 100644
--- a/lib/timescaledb/rails/extensions/active_record/command_recorder.rb
+++ b/lib/timescaledb/rails/extensions/active_record/command_recorder.rb
@@ -5,56 +5,27 @@ module Rails
     module ActiveRecord
       # :nodoc:
       module CommandRecorder
-        def create_hypertable(*args, &block)
-          record(:create_hypertable, args, &block)
-        end
-
-        def enable_hypertable_compression(*args, &block)
-          record(:enable_hypertable_compression, args, &block)
-        end
-
-        def disable_hypertable_compression(*args, &block)
-          record(:disable_hypertable_compression, args, &block)
-        end
-
-        def add_hypertable_compression_policy(*args, &block)
-          record(:add_hypertable_compression_policy, args, &block)
-        end
-
-        def remove_hypertable_compression_policy(*args, &block)
-          record(:remove_hypertable_compression_policy, args, &block)
-        end
-
-        def add_hypertable_reorder_policy(*args, &block)
-          record(:add_hypertable_reorder_policy, args, &block)
-        end
-
-        def remove_hypertable_reorder_policy(*args, &block)
-          record(:remove_hypertable_reorder_policy, args, &block)
-        end
-
-        def add_hypertable_retention_policy(*args, &block)
-          record(:add_hypertable_retention_policy, args, &block)
-        end
-
-        def remove_hypertable_retention_policy(*args, &block)
-          record(:remove_hypertable_retention_policy, args, &block)
-        end
-
-        def create_continuous_aggregate(*args, &block)
-          record(:create_continuous_aggregate, args, &block)
-        end
-
-        def drop_continuous_aggregate(*args, &block)
-          record(:drop_continuous_aggregate, args, &block)
-        end
-
-        def add_continuous_aggregate_policy(*args, &block)
-          record(:add_continuous_aggregate_policy, args, &block)
-        end
-
-        def remove_continuous_aggregate_policy(*args, &block)
-          record(:remove_continuous_aggregate_policy, args, &block)
+        %w[
+          create_hypertable
+          enable_hypertable_compression
+          disable_hypertable_compression
+          add_hypertable_compression_policy
+          remove_hypertable_compression_policy
+          add_hypertable_reorder_policy
+          remove_hypertable_reorder_policy
+          add_hypertable_retention_policy
+          remove_hypertable_retention_policy
+          create_continuous_aggregate
+          drop_continuous_aggregate
+          add_continuous_aggregate_policy
+          remove_continuous_aggregate_policy
+        ].each do |method|
+          module_eval <<-METHOD, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
+            def #{method}(*args, &block)          # def create_table(*args, &block)
+              record(:"#{method}", args, &block)  #   record(:create_table, args, &block)
+            end                                   # end
+          METHOD
+          ruby2_keywords(method) if respond_to?(:ruby2_keywords)
         end
 
         def invert_create_hypertable(args, &block)
diff --git a/lib/timescaledb/rails/extensions/active_record/postgresql_database_tasks.rb b/lib/timescaledb/rails/extensions/active_record/postgresql_database_tasks.rb
index 2107b84..6aa9ccb 100644
--- a/lib/timescaledb/rails/extensions/active_record/postgresql_database_tasks.rb
+++ b/lib/timescaledb/rails/extensions/active_record/postgresql_database_tasks.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def hypertables(filename)
 
         def continuous_aggregates(filename)
           File.open(filename, 'a') do |file|
-            Timescaledb::Rails::ContinuousAggregate.all.each do |continuous_aggregate|
+            Timescaledb::Rails::ContinuousAggregate.dependency_ordered.each do |continuous_aggregate|
               create_continuous_aggregate_statement(continuous_aggregate, file)
               add_continuous_aggregate_policy_statement(continuous_aggregate, file)
             end
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def timescale_structure_dump_default_flags
 
         # @return [Boolean]
         def timescale_enabled?
-          Timescaledb::Rails::Hypertable.table_exists?
+          ApplicationRecord.timescale_connection?(connection) && Hypertable.table_exists?
         end
       end
       # rubocop:enable Layout/LineLength
diff --git a/lib/timescaledb/rails/extensions/active_record/schema_dumper.rb b/lib/timescaledb/rails/extensions/active_record/schema_dumper.rb
index 4384af7..c942a6e 100644
--- a/lib/timescaledb/rails/extensions/active_record/schema_dumper.rb
+++ b/lib/timescaledb/rails/extensions/active_record/schema_dumper.rb
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ def tables(stream)
         def continuous_aggregates(stream)
           return unless timescale_enabled?
 
-          Timescaledb::Rails::ContinuousAggregate.all.each do |continuous_aggregate|
-            continuous_aggregate(continuous_aggregate, stream)
-            continuous_aggregate_policy(continuous_aggregate, stream)
+          Timescaledb::Rails::ContinuousAggregate.dependency_ordered.each do |ca|
+            continuous_aggregate(ca, stream)
+            continuous_aggregate_policy(ca, stream)
           end
         end
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def format_hypertable_option_value(value)
         end
 
         def timescale_enabled?
-          Timescaledb::Rails::Hypertable.table_exists?
+          ApplicationRecord.timescale_connection?(@connection) && Hypertable.table_exists?
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/timescaledb/rails/extensions/active_record/schema_statements.rb b/lib/timescaledb/rails/extensions/active_record/schema_statements.rb
index ff8c1ab..4b79296 100644
--- a/lib/timescaledb/rails/extensions/active_record/schema_statements.rb
+++ b/lib/timescaledb/rails/extensions/active_record/schema_statements.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def enable_hypertable_compression(table_name, segment_by: nil, order_by: nil)
         #
         #   disable_hypertable_compression('events')
         #
-        def disable_hypertable_compression(table_name, _segment_by: nil, _order_by: nil)
+        def disable_hypertable_compression(table_name, segment_by: nil, order_by: nil) # rubocop:disable Lint/UnusedMethodArgument
           execute "ALTER TABLE #{table_name} SET (timescaledb.compress = false);"
         end
 
@@ -116,15 +116,22 @@ def remove_hypertable_reorder_policy(table_name, _index_name = nil)
         #     'temperature_events', "SELECT * FROM events where event_type = 'temperature'"
         #   )
         #
-        def create_continuous_aggregate(view_name, view_query)
-          execute "CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW #{view_name} WITH (timescaledb.continuous) AS #{view_query};"
+        def create_continuous_aggregate(view_name, view_query, force: false)
+          if force
+            execute "DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW #{quote_table_name(view_name)} CASCADE;" if view_exists? view_name
+          else
+            schema_cache.clear_data_source_cache!(view_name.to_s)
+          end
+
+          execute "CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW #{quote_table_name(view_name)} " \
+                  "WITH (timescaledb.continuous) AS #{view_query};"
         end
 
         # Drops a continuous aggregate
         #
         #   drop_continuous_aggregate('temperature_events')
         #
-        def drop_continuous_aggregate(view_name, _view_query = nil)
+        def drop_continuous_aggregate(view_name, _view_query = nil, force: false) # rubocop:disable Lint/UnusedMethodArgument
           execute "DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW #{view_name};"
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/timescaledb/rails/model/hyperfunctions.rb b/lib/timescaledb/rails/model/hyperfunctions.rb
index 39c156a..cf8a0e2 100644
--- a/lib/timescaledb/rails/model/hyperfunctions.rb
+++ b/lib/timescaledb/rails/model/hyperfunctions.rb
@@ -10,12 +10,18 @@ module Hyperfunctions
         TIME_BUCKET_ALIAS = 'time_bucket'
 
         # @return [ActiveRecord::Relation<ActiveRecord::Base>]
-        def time_bucket(interval, target_column = nil)
-          target_column ||= hypertable_time_column_name
+        def time_bucket(interval, target_column = nil, select_alias: TIME_BUCKET_ALIAS)
+          target_column &&= Arel.sql(target_column.to_s)
+          target_column ||= arel_table[hypertable_time_column_name]
 
-          select("time_bucket('#{format_interval_value(interval)}', #{target_column}) as #{TIME_BUCKET_ALIAS}")
-            .group(TIME_BUCKET_ALIAS)
-            .order(TIME_BUCKET_ALIAS)
+          time_bucket = Arel::Nodes::NamedFunction.new(
+            'time_bucket',
+            [Arel::Nodes.build_quoted(format_interval_value(interval)), target_column]
+          )
+
+          select(time_bucket.dup.as(select_alias))
+            .group(time_bucket)
+            .order(time_bucket)
             .extending(AggregateFunctions)
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/timescaledb/rails/models.rb b/lib/timescaledb/rails/models.rb
index 6384a1c..18567c7 100644
--- a/lib/timescaledb/rails/models.rb
+++ b/lib/timescaledb/rails/models.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require_relative './models/application_record'
+
 require_relative './models/chunk'
 require_relative './models/compression_setting'
 require_relative './models/continuous_aggregate'
diff --git a/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/application_record.rb b/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/application_record.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55e48c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/application_record.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Timescaledb
+  module Rails
+    # :nodoc:
+    class ApplicationRecord < ::ActiveRecord::Base
+      self.abstract_class = true
+
+      def self.timescale_connection?(connection)
+        pool_name = lambda do |pool|
+          if pool.respond_to?(:db_config)
+            pool.db_config.name
+          elsif pool.respond_to?(:spec)
+            pool.spec.name
+          else
+            raise "Don't know how to get pool name from #{pool.inspect}"
+          end
+        end
+
+        pool_name[connection.pool] == pool_name[self.connection.pool]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/chunk.rb b/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/chunk.rb
index 7ba2cb4..56beb74 100644
--- a/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/chunk.rb
+++ b/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/chunk.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 module Timescaledb
   module Rails
     # :nodoc:
-    class Chunk < ::ActiveRecord::Base
+    class Chunk < ApplicationRecord
       self.table_name = 'timescaledb_information.chunks'
       self.primary_key = 'hypertable_name'
 
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ def chunk_full_name
       end
 
       def compress!
-        ::ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute(
+        self.class.connection.execute(
           "SELECT compress_chunk('#{chunk_full_name}')"
         )
       end
 
       def decompress!
-        ::ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute(
+        self.class.connection.execute(
           "SELECT decompress_chunk('#{chunk_full_name}')"
         )
       end
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def reorder!(index = nil)
         options = ["'#{chunk_full_name}'"]
         options << "'#{index}'" if index.present?
 
-        ::ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute(
+        self.class.connection.execute(
           "SELECT reorder_chunk(#{options.join(', ')})"
         )
       end
diff --git a/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/compression_setting.rb b/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/compression_setting.rb
index 83ef630..b5acae1 100644
--- a/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/compression_setting.rb
+++ b/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/compression_setting.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 module Timescaledb
   module Rails
     # :nodoc:
-    class CompressionSetting < ::ActiveRecord::Base
+    class CompressionSetting < ApplicationRecord
       self.table_name = 'timescaledb_information.compression_settings'
       self.primary_key = 'hypertable_name'
 
diff --git a/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/concerns/durationable.rb b/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/concerns/durationable.rb
index 266fa81..735d208 100644
--- a/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/concerns/durationable.rb
+++ b/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/concerns/durationable.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ module Durationable
 
         # @return [String]
         def parse_duration(duration)
+          return if duration.nil?
+
           duration_in_seconds = duration_in_seconds(duration)
 
           duration_to_interval(
diff --git a/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/continuous_aggregate.rb b/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/continuous_aggregate.rb
index b4bd79a..c883ce5 100644
--- a/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/continuous_aggregate.rb
+++ b/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/continuous_aggregate.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 module Timescaledb
   module Rails
     # :nodoc:
-    class ContinuousAggregate < ::ActiveRecord::Base
+    class ContinuousAggregate < ApplicationRecord
       include Timescaledb::Rails::Models::Durationable
 
       self.table_name = 'timescaledb_information.continuous_aggregates'
@@ -13,13 +13,22 @@ class ContinuousAggregate < ::ActiveRecord::Base
 
       has_many :jobs, foreign_key: 'hypertable_name', class_name: 'Timescaledb::Rails::Job'
 
+      def self.dependency_ordered
+        deps = find_each.index_by(&:materialization_hypertable_name)
+
+        TSort.tsort_each(
+          ->(&b) { deps.each_value.sort_by(&:hypertable_name).each(&b) },
+          ->(n, &b) { Array.wrap(deps[n.hypertable_name]).each(&b) }
+        )
+      end
+
       # Manually refresh a continuous aggregate.
       #
       # @param [DateTime] start_time
       # @param [DateTime] end_time
       #
       def refresh!(start_time = 'NULL', end_time = 'NULL')
-        ::ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute(
+        self.class.connection.execute(
           "CALL refresh_continuous_aggregate('#{view_name}', #{start_time}, #{end_time});"
         )
       end
diff --git a/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/dimension.rb b/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/dimension.rb
index d186d01..a08dfc9 100644
--- a/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/dimension.rb
+++ b/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/dimension.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 module Timescaledb
   module Rails
     # :nodoc:
-    class Dimension < ::ActiveRecord::Base
+    class Dimension < ApplicationRecord
       TIME_TYPE = 'Time'
 
       self.table_name = 'timescaledb_information.dimensions'
diff --git a/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/hypertable.rb b/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/hypertable.rb
index bcaec84..f72ce3f 100644
--- a/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/hypertable.rb
+++ b/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/hypertable.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 module Timescaledb
   module Rails
     # :nodoc:
-    class Hypertable < ::ActiveRecord::Base
+    class Hypertable < ApplicationRecord
       include Timescaledb::Rails::Models::Durationable
 
       self.table_name = 'timescaledb_information.hypertables'
diff --git a/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/job.rb b/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/job.rb
index ff99302..2915cc7 100644
--- a/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/job.rb
+++ b/lib/timescaledb/rails/models/job.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 module Timescaledb
   module Rails
     # :nodoc:
-    class Job < ::ActiveRecord::Base
+    class Job < ApplicationRecord
       self.table_name = 'timescaledb_information.jobs'
       self.primary_key = 'hypertable_name'
 
diff --git a/spec/timescaledb/rails/model/hyperfunctions_spec.rb b/spec/timescaledb/rails/model/hyperfunctions_spec.rb
index 917473d..c722a31 100644
--- a/spec/timescaledb/rails/model/hyperfunctions_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/timescaledb/rails/model/hyperfunctions_spec.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         it 'uses the default date column' do
           result = Payload.time_bucket(interval)
 
-          expect(result.to_sql).to include("SELECT time_bucket('1 day', created_at) as time_bucket")
+          expect(result.to_sql).to include("SELECT time_bucket('1 day', \"payloads\".\"created_at\") AS time_bucket")
         end
 
         it 'returns an active record relation' do
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
       it 'uses the specified date column' do
         result = Payload.time_bucket(interval, date_column)
 
-        expect(result.to_sql).to include("SELECT time_bucket('1 day', #{date_column}) as time_bucket")
+        expect(result.to_sql).to include("SELECT time_bucket('1 day', #{date_column}) AS time_bucket")
       end
 
       context 'when the interval is a string' do