diff --git a/app/models/qbo_customer.rb b/app/models/qbo_customer.rb
index 86cd137..1ba6126 100644
--- a/app/models/qbo_customer.rb
+++ b/app/models/qbo_customer.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class QboCustomer < ActiveRecord::Base
   
   # returns the QBO customer 
   def get_customer (id)
-    get_base.service.find_by_id(id)
+    get_base.find_by_id(id)
   end
 
   # proforms a bruteforce sync operation