diff --git a/request_test.go b/request_test.go
index 300c7de..3dc0f66 100644
--- a/request_test.go
+++ b/request_test.go
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ func TestUnmarshalManyPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	in := bytes.NewReader(data)
 
-	posts, err := UnmarshalManyPayload(in, reflect.TypeOf(new(Post)))
+	posts, err := UnmarshalManyPayload[Post](in)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -792,13 +792,6 @@ func TestUnmarshalManyPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(posts) != 2 {
 		t.Fatal("Wrong number of posts")
 	}
-
-	for _, p := range posts {
-		_, ok := p.(*Post)
-		if !ok {
-			t.Fatal("Was expecting a Post")
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 func TestManyPayload_withLinks(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/response.go b/response.go
index b44e4e9..c2794bb 100644
--- a/response.go
+++ b/response.go
@@ -198,12 +198,19 @@ func visitModelNode(model interface{}, included *map[string]*Node,
 
 	var er error
 	value := reflect.ValueOf(model)
-	if value.IsNil() {
+	if value.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && value.IsNil() {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	modelValue := value.Elem()
-	modelType := value.Type().Elem()
+	var modelValue reflect.Value
+	var modelType reflect.Type
+	if value.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		modelValue = value.Elem()
+		modelType = value.Type().Elem()
+	} else {
+		modelValue = value
+		modelType = value.Type()
+	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < modelValue.NumField(); i++ {
 		structField := modelValue.Type().Field(i)