diff --git a/src/starlite_saqlalchemy/service.py b/src/starlite_saqlalchemy/service.py
index f9ebb848..31bd9eeb 100644
--- a/src/starlite_saqlalchemy/service.py
+++ b/src/starlite_saqlalchemy/service.py
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 import logging
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Generic, TypeVar
 
-from starlite_saqlalchemy.db import async_session_factory
-from starlite_saqlalchemy.repository.sqlalchemy import ModelT
+from starlite_saqlalchemy.db import async_session_factory, orm
+from starlite_saqlalchemy.repository.sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemyRepository
+from starlite_saqlalchemy.repository.types import ModelT
 from starlite_saqlalchemy.worker import queue
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -39,7 +40,13 @@ class Service(Generic[ModelT]):
     repository_type: type[AbstractRepository[ModelT]]
 
     def __init__(self, **repo_kwargs: Any) -> None:
-        self.repository: AbstractRepository[ModelT] = self.repository_type(**repo_kwargs)
+        self.repository = self.repository_type(**repo_kwargs)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def __class_getitem__(cls: type[ServiceT], item: type[ModelT]) -> type[ServiceT]:
+        if not getattr(cls, "repository_type", None) and issubclass(item, orm.Base):
+            cls.repository_type = SQLAlchemyRepository[item]  # type:ignore[valid-type]
+        return cls
 
     async def create(self, data: ModelT) -> ModelT:
         """Wraps repository instance creation.
@@ -154,7 +161,7 @@ async def make_service_callback(
     """
     obj_: Any = importlib.import_module(service_module_name)
     for name in service_type_fqdn.split("."):
-        obj_ = getattr(obj_, name)
+        obj_ = getattr(obj_, name, None)
         if inspect.isclass(obj_) and issubclass(obj_, Service):
             service_type = obj_
             break
diff --git a/tests/unit/conftest.py b/tests/unit/conftest.py
index caea657c..bce74576 100644
--- a/tests/unit/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unit/conftest.py
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ def _author_repository(raw_authors: list[dict[str, Any]], monkeypatch: pytest.Mo
         author = domain.Author(**raw_author)
         collection[getattr(author, AuthorRepository.id_attribute)] = author
     monkeypatch.setattr(AuthorRepository, "collection", collection)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(domain, "Repository", AuthorRepository)
     monkeypatch.setattr(domain.Service, "repository_type", AuthorRepository)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_service.py b/tests/unit/test_service.py
index dfae2931..559fd7cf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_service.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_service.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ async def test_make_service_callback(
     monkeypatch.setattr(service.Service, "receive_callback", recv_cb_mock, raising=False)
     await service.make_service_callback(
         {},
-        service_module_name="tests.utils.domain",
+        service_module_name="starlite_saqlalchemy.service",
         service_type_fqdn="Service",
         service_method_name="receive_callback",
         raw_obj=orjson.loads(orjson.dumps(raw_authors[0], default=str)),
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ async def test_make_service_callback_raises_runtime_error(
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
         await service.make_service_callback(
             {},
-            service_module_name="tests.utils.domain",
-            service_type_fqdn="Author.name",
+            service_module_name="starlite_saqlalchemy.service",
+            service_type_fqdn="TheService",
             service_method_name="receive_callback",
             raw_obj=orjson.loads(orjson.dumps(raw_authors[0], default=str)),
         )
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ async def test_enqueue_service_callback(monkeypatch: "MonkeyPatch") -> None:
     await service_instance.enqueue_background_task("receive_callback", raw_obj={"a": "b"})
     enqueue_mock.assert_called_once_with(
         "make_service_callback",
-        service_module_name="tests.utils.domain",
+        service_module_name="starlite_saqlalchemy.service",
         service_type_fqdn="Service",
         service_method_name="receive_callback",
         raw_obj={"a": "b"},
diff --git a/tests/utils/domain.py b/tests/utils/domain.py
index c248d8e9..15aecb07 100644
--- a/tests/utils/domain.py
+++ b/tests/utils/domain.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 """Example domain objects for testing."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from datetime import date  # noqa: TC003
 
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped
 
 from starlite_saqlalchemy import db, dto, service
-from starlite_saqlalchemy.repository.sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemyRepository
 
 
 class Author(db.orm.Base):  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
@@ -14,17 +15,8 @@ class Author(db.orm.Base):  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     dob: Mapped[date]
 
 
-class Repository(SQLAlchemyRepository[Author]):
-    """Author repository."""
-
-    model_type = Author
-
-
-class Service(service.Service[Author]):
-    """Author service object."""
-
-    repository_type = Repository
-
+Service = service.Service[Author]
+"""Author service object."""
 
 CreateDTO = dto.factory("AuthorCreateDTO", Author, purpose=dto.Purpose.WRITE, exclude={"id"})
 """