diff --git a/src/Common/ModelReflection/ModelClass.php b/src/Common/ModelReflection/ModelClass.php
index 969e65b..861c3d6 100644
--- a/src/Common/ModelReflection/ModelClass.php
+++ b/src/Common/ModelReflection/ModelClass.php
@@ -106,4 +106,16 @@ public function getDocBlock()
 	{
 		return $this->docBlock;
 	}
+
+	public static function instantiate(string $modelClassName) {
+	    try {
+            $reflectionClass = new \ReflectionClass($modelClassName);
+            $model = $reflectionClass->newInstanceWithoutConstructor();
+        }
+        catch(\Exception $ex) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Could not instantiate model ' . $modelClassName . '. ' . $ex->getMessage());
+        }
+
+        return $model;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Common/ModelReflection/ModelClassTest.php b/tests/Common/ModelReflection/ModelClassTest.php
index d4b582d..3dd073f 100644
--- a/tests/Common/ModelReflection/ModelClassTest.php
+++ b/tests/Common/ModelReflection/ModelClassTest.php
@@ -82,6 +82,20 @@ public function testConstructFail($invalidModel) {
         $modelClass = new ModelClass($invalidModel);
     }
 
+    public function testInstantiate() {
+        $expected = new TestModel();
+        $actual = ModelClass::instantiate('\TestModel');
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $actual);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException Exception
+     */
+    public function testInstantiateFail() {
+        $expected = new TestModel();
+        $actual = ModelClass::instantiate('Asd\TestModel');
+    }
+
     public function invalidModels() {
         return [
             [new stdClass()],
diff --git a/tests/Common/Util/DirectoryTest.php b/tests/Common/Util/DirectoryTest.php
index 3927fcf..b569835 100644
--- a/tests/Common/Util/DirectoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Common/Util/DirectoryTest.php
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ class DirectoryTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 
     public function testScan() {
         $expected = [
-            __DIR__ . '\testDir\new\testFile1.asd',
-            __DIR__ . '\testDir\new\testFile2.asd',
-            __DIR__ . '\testDir\testFile1.asd',
-            __DIR__ . '\testDir\testFile2.asd'
+            __DIR__.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'testDir'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'new'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'testFile1.asd',
+            __DIR__.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'testDir'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'new'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'testFile2.asd',
+            __DIR__.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'testDir'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'testFile1.asd',
+            __DIR__.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'testDir'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'testFile2.asd',
         ];
-        $actual = \Common\Util\Directory::scan(__DIR__ . '/testDir', 'asd');
+        $actual = \Common\Util\Directory::scan(__DIR__.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'testDir', 'asd');
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $actual);
     }
 }