diff --git a/src/pidgey/__init__.py b/src/pidgey/__init__.py
index 9753254..fd43871 100644
--- a/src/pidgey/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pidgey/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 def get_backend_from(obj):
     if isinstance(obj, _Sequence) and len(obj) > 0:
         obj = obj[0]
-    module = _inspect.getmodule(obj)
+    module = _inspect.getmodule(obj) or _inspect.getmodule(type(obj))
     if module is None:
         return None