diff --git a/app/models/baseentity.js b/app/models/baseentity.js
index 23c9d13b55741a2e50e2a09eaecf8b2ecb5c0d28..bba66d488563f0fc41e28a5232e741307d78d81c 100644
--- a/app/models/baseentity.js
+++ b/app/models/baseentity.js
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ import attr from 'ember-data/attr';
 
 export default Model.extend({
     // id: attr('string') - not allowed to be listed by ember
-    systemId: attr('string') 
+    systemId: attr('string'),
+    type: attr('string')
 });