diff --git a/aurora/models.py b/aurora/models.py
index 5ee33c5..62b5ea7 100644
--- a/aurora/models.py
+++ b/aurora/models.py
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ from typing import Dict, List, Optional
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 
-class Moderation(BaseModel):
+
+class AuroraBaseModel(BaseModel):
+    """Base class for all models in Aurora."""
+class Moderation(AuroraBaseModel):
     moderation_id: int
     guild_id: int
     timestamp: datetime
diff --git a/aurora/utilities/json.py b/aurora/utilities/json.py
index c3e79a3..e8678af 100644
--- a/aurora/utilities/json.py
+++ b/aurora/utilities/json.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import json
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from aurora.models import AuroraBaseModel
 
 
 class JSONEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class JSONEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
             return int(o.timestamp())
         if isinstance(o, timedelta):
             return str(o)
-        if isinstance(o, BaseModel):
+        if isinstance(o, AuroraBaseModel):
             return o.model_dump()
         return super().default(o)