diff --git a/tableeditor.class.php b/tableeditor.class.php
index 5a31472..6caa1b8 100644
--- a/tableeditor.class.php
+++ b/tableeditor.class.php
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ class TableEditor
 		//grab the table
 		$this->classname=$classname;
 
-		if(method_exists($this->classname, 'tableEditorSetup')) {
-			call_user_func(array($this->classname, 'tableEditorSetup'), $this);
+		if(is_callable($this->classname, 'tableEditorSetup')) {
+			call_user_func(array($this->classname, 'tableEditorSetup'), &$this);
 		} else {
 			//grab the list fields
 			$this->listfields=$listfields;