diff --git a/lib/action_policy/behaviours/policy_for.rb b/lib/action_policy/behaviours/policy_for.rb
index 4abc54f..770f51e 100644
--- a/lib/action_policy/behaviours/policy_for.rb
+++ b/lib/action_policy/behaviours/policy_for.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ module PolicyFor
       def policy_for(record:, with: nil, namespace: authorization_namespace, context: nil, allow_nil: false, default: default_authorization_policy_class, strict_namespace: authorization_strict_namespace)
         context = context ? authorization_context.merge(context) : authorization_context
 
+        if with.is_a?(String) || with.is_a?(Symbol)
+          record = with
+          with = nil
+        end
+
         policy_class = with || ::ActionPolicy.lookup(
           record,
           namespace:, context:, allow_nil:, default:, strict_namespace: