diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b114e8..bfed567 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ $counterparty = $counterparty->buildUpdate()
 ```
 Product::query($sklad, QuerySpecs::create([
             'maxResults' => 25,
-            'expand' => Expand::create([Employee::class]),
+            'expand' => Expand::create([Employee::$entityName]),
             'updatedFrom' => new CommonDate("2017-01-01"),
             'updatedBy' => "admin@admin"
         ]))->getList();
diff --git a/src/Components/Query/AbstractQuery.php b/src/Components/Query/AbstractQuery.php
index bc775a5..088ed34 100644
--- a/src/Components/Query/AbstractQuery.php
+++ b/src/Components/Query/AbstractQuery.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ abstract class AbstractQuery{
     /**
      * @var Expand $expand
      */
-    private $expand;
+    protected $expand = null;
     private $customQueryUrl = null;
     protected static $entityListClass;
 
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ public function setRequestOptions(RequestConfig $options){
      * @return QuerySpecs
      */
     protected function attachExpand(QuerySpecs &$querySpecs){
-        $querySpecs->expand = $this->expand;
+        if ( $this->expand !== null ){
+            $querySpecs->expand = $this->expand;
+        }
         return $querySpecs;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Components/Query/EntityQuery.php b/src/Components/Query/EntityQuery.php
index abee22d..92b68d6 100644
--- a/src/Components/Query/EntityQuery.php
+++ b/src/Components/Query/EntityQuery.php
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ class EntityQuery extends AbstractQuery {
     /**
      * Get entity by id
      * @param $id
-     * @param Expand|null $expand
+     * @param Expand|null $expand Deprecated, use withExpand()
      * @return AbstractEntity
      */
     public function byId($id, Expand $expand = null){
+        if ( !$expand ) $expand = $this->expand;
         $res = $this->getSkladInstance()->getClient()->get(
             ApiUrlRegistry::instance()->getByIdUrl($this->entityName, $id),
             ($expand?['expand'=>$expand->flatten()]:[]),