diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/models/s3/bucket.rb b/lib/fog/aws/models/s3/bucket.rb
index be0a05537..ad3aa2e2d 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/models/s3/bucket.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/models/s3/bucket.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ module Fog
 
       class Bucket < Fog::Model
 
+        identity  :name,          'Name'
+
         attribute :creation_date, 'CreationDate'
-        attribute :name,          'Name'
         attribute :owner
 
         def destroy
@@ -43,11 +44,6 @@ module Fog
           @payer = new_payer
         end
 
-        def reload
-          new_attributes = collection.get(@name).attributes
-          merge_attributes(new_attributes)
-        end
-
         def save
           options = {}
           if @location
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/models/s3/object.rb b/lib/fog/aws/models/s3/object.rb
index 7841bcc63..e632c4ee8 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/models/s3/object.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/models/s3/object.rb
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ module Fog
 
       class Object < Fog::Model
 
+        identity  :key,             'Key'
+
         attribute :body
         attribute :content_length,  'Content-Length'
         attribute :content_type,    'Content-Type'
         attribute :etag,            ['Etag', 'ETag']
-        attribute :key,             'Key'
         attribute :last_modified,   ['Last-Modified', 'LastModified']
         attribute :owner
         attribute :size,            'Size'
@@ -37,11 +38,6 @@ module Fog
           true
         end
 
-        def reload
-          new_attributes = collection.get(@key).attributes
-          merge_attributes(new_attributes)
-        end
-
         def save(options = {})
           data = connection.put_object(bucket.name, @key, @body, options)
           @etag = data.headers['ETag']
diff --git a/lib/fog/model.rb b/lib/fog/model.rb
index eb67bb28d..c29931b3a 100644
--- a/lib/fog/model.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/model.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ module Fog
       end
     end
 
+    def self.identity(name, other_names = [])
+      @identity = name
+      self.attribute(name, other_names)
+    end
+
     def self.aliases
       @aliases ||= {}
     end
@@ -19,6 +24,10 @@ module Fog
       @attributes ||= []
     end
 
+    def identity
+      send(self.class.instance_variable_get('@identity'))
+    end
+
     def initialize(new_attributes = {})
       merge_attributes(new_attributes)
     end
@@ -54,6 +63,11 @@ module Fog
       self
     end
 
+    def reload
+      new_attributes = collection.get(identity).attributes
+      merge_attributes(new_attributes)
+    end
+
     private
 
     def collection=(new_collection)