diff --git a/tableeditor.class.php b/tableeditor.class.php
index a872831..a163dc3 100644
--- a/tableeditor.class.php
+++ b/tableeditor.class.php
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class TableEditor
 		if(is_callable(array($classname, 'tableEditorSetup'))) {
 			//grab the table
 			$this->classname=$classname;
-			call_user_func(array($this->classname, 'tableEditorSetup'), &$this);
+			call_user_func(array($this->classname, 'tableEditorSetup'), $this);
 		} else {
 			//grab the list fields
 			$this->listfields=$listfields;