diff --git a/lib/helpers.js b/lib/helpers.js
index ff6cd65..70fa91a 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.js
+++ b/lib/helpers.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ var helpers = exports = module.exports = {
 var assert = require('assert');
 var request = require('supertest');
 var expect = require('chai').expect;
+var async = require('async');
 
 _beforeEach.withApp = function(app) {
   if (app.models.User) {
@@ -122,8 +123,20 @@ _beforeEach.givenModel = function(modelName, attrs, optionalHandler) {
     beforeEach(optionalHandler);
   }
 
+  function _destroy(aModel, cb) {
+    aModel.destroy(cb);
+  }
+
   afterEach(function(done) {
-    this[modelKey].destroy(done);
+    var model = this[modelKey];
+    if (Object.prototype.toString.call(model) === '[object Array]') {
+      async.each(
+        model,
+        _destroy.bind(this),
+        done);
+    } else {
+      model.destroy(done);
+    }
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 70b4448..9aeb5ea 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -63,6 +63,26 @@ describe('helpers', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('helpers.beforeEach.givenModel should accept an object to initialise the model', function() {
+    helpers.beforeEach.givenModel('xxx-test-model', {name: 'name'});
+    it('should have an xxx-test-model property', function () {
+      assert(this['xxx-test-model']);
+      assert(this['xxx-test-model'].id);
+      assert(this['xxx-test-model'].name === 'name');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('helpers.beforeEach.givenModel should accept an object array to initialise the model', function() {
+    helpers.beforeEach.givenModel('xxx-test-model', [{name: 'name0'}, {name: 'name1'}]);
+    it('should have an xxx-test-model property', function () {
+      assert(this['xxx-test-model']);
+      assert(this['xxx-test-model'][0].id);
+      assert(this['xxx-test-model'][0].name === 'name0');
+      assert(this['xxx-test-model'][1].id);
+      assert(this['xxx-test-model'][1].name === 'name1');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('whenCalledRemotely', function() {
     helpers.describe.staticMethod('create', function() {
       helpers.beforeEach.withArgs({foo: 'bar'});