diff --git a/src/Sushi.php b/src/Sushi.php
index 0c9b941..0b72544 100644
--- a/src/Sushi.php
+++ b/src/Sushi.php
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public function migrate()
         if (count($this->casts) > 0) {
             foreach ($rows as $row) {
                 // If $casts are present, use Eloquent's "create" instead of a plain insert so they are used and applied...
-                static::forceCreate($row);
+                static::make()->setRawAttributes($row)->save();
             }
         } else {
             foreach (array_chunk($rows, $this->getSushiInsertChunkSize()) ?? [] as $inserts) {
diff --git a/tests/SushiTest.php b/tests/SushiTest.php
index aad9b73..cc4f56e 100644
--- a/tests/SushiTest.php
+++ b/tests/SushiTest.php
@@ -393,7 +393,9 @@ class ModelWithCasts extends Model
         'is_boolean' => 'boolean',
     ];
 
-    protected $rows = [
-        ['is_array' => [1, 2, 3], 'is_boolean' => true],
-    ];
+    protected function getRows() {
+        return [
+            ['is_array' => json_encode([1, 2, 3]), 'is_boolean' => true],
+        ];
+    }
 }