diff --git a/cmd/subcmd_generate_models.go b/cmd/subcmd_generate_models.go
index 858fdbf..b13c4c5 100644
--- a/cmd/subcmd_generate_models.go
+++ b/cmd/subcmd_generate_models.go
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ var generate_model = &cobra.Command{
 					modelgenerate.GenerateIDType(table),
 					modelgenerate.GenerateModelAST(table),
 					modelgenerate.GenerateSaveItemFunc(table),
-					modelgenerate.GenerateGetItemByIDFunc(table),
 					modelgenerate.GenerateDeleteItemFunc(table),
+					modelgenerate.GenerateSQLFieldsConst(table),
+					modelgenerate.GenerateGetItemByIDFunc(table),
 				},
 			}
 
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/modelgenerate/generate_model.go b/pkg/codegen/modelgenerate/generate_model.go
index 84bdd82..4ec590f 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/modelgenerate/generate_model.go
+++ b/pkg/codegen/modelgenerate/generate_model.go
@@ -173,18 +173,23 @@ func GenerateGetItemByIDFunc(tbl schema.Table) *ast.FuncDecl {
 	arg := &ast.FieldList{List: []*ast.Field{{Names: []*ast.Ident{ast.NewIdent("id")}, Type: ast.NewIdent(tbl.TypeIDName)}}}
 	result := &ast.FieldList{List: []*ast.Field{{Names: []*ast.Ident{ast.NewIdent("ret")}, Type: ast.NewIdent(tbl.TypeName)}, {Names: []*ast.Ident{ast.NewIdent("err")}, Type: ast.NewIdent("error")}}}
 
-	selectCols := make([]string, 0, len(tbl.Columns))
-	for _, col := range tbl.Columns {
-		selectCols = append(selectCols, col.Name)
+	// Use the xyzSQLFields constant in the select query
+	selectExpr := &ast.BinaryExpr{
+		X: &ast.BinaryExpr{
+			X:  &ast.BasicLit{Kind: token.STRING, Value: "`\n\t    select `"},
+			Op: token.ADD,
+			Y:  SQLFieldsConstIdent(tbl),
+		},
+		Op: token.ADD,
+		Y:  &ast.BasicLit{Kind: token.STRING, Value: "`\n\t      from " + tbl.TableName + "\n\t     where rowid = ?\n\t`"},
 	}
-	selectStmt := fmt.Sprintf("\n\t    select %s\n\t      from %s\n\t     where rowid = ?\n\t", strings.Join(selectCols, ", "), tbl.TableName)
 
 	funcBody := &ast.BlockStmt{
 		List: []ast.Stmt{
 			&ast.AssignStmt{
 				Lhs: []ast.Expr{ast.NewIdent("err")},
 				Tok: token.ASSIGN,
-				Rhs: []ast.Expr{&ast.CallExpr{Fun: &ast.SelectorExpr{X: ast.NewIdent("db.DB"), Sel: ast.NewIdent("Get")}, Args: []ast.Expr{&ast.UnaryExpr{Op: token.AND, X: ast.NewIdent("ret")}, &ast.BasicLit{Kind: token.STRING, Value: "`" + selectStmt + "`"}, ast.NewIdent("id")}}},
+				Rhs: []ast.Expr{&ast.CallExpr{Fun: &ast.SelectorExpr{X: ast.NewIdent("db.DB"), Sel: ast.NewIdent("Get")}, Args: []ast.Expr{&ast.UnaryExpr{Op: token.AND, X: ast.NewIdent("ret")}, selectExpr, ast.NewIdent("id")}}},
 			},
 			&ast.IfStmt{
 				Cond: &ast.CallExpr{Fun: &ast.SelectorExpr{X: ast.NewIdent("errors"), Sel: ast.NewIdent("Is")}, Args: []ast.Expr{ast.NewIdent("err"), &ast.SelectorExpr{X: ast.NewIdent("sql"), Sel: ast.NewIdent("ErrNoRows")}}},
@@ -239,3 +244,31 @@ func GenerateDeleteItemFunc(tbl schema.Table) *ast.FuncDecl {
 	}
 	return funcDecl
 }
+
+// GenerateSQLFieldsConst produces an AST for the `const xyzSQLFields = ...` string.
+func GenerateSQLFieldsConst(tbl schema.Table) *ast.GenDecl {
+	columns := make([]string, 0, len(tbl.Columns))
+	for _, col := range tbl.Columns {
+		columns = append(columns, col.Name)
+	}
+	// Join with comma and space
+	value := "`" + strings.Join(columns, ", ") + "`"
+
+	return &ast.GenDecl{
+		Tok: token.CONST,
+		Specs: []ast.Spec{
+			&ast.ValueSpec{
+				Names:  []*ast.Ident{SQLFieldsConstIdent(tbl)},
+				Values: []ast.Expr{&ast.BasicLit{Kind: token.STRING, Value: value}},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------------
+// Helpers
+// ---------------
+
+func SQLFieldsConstIdent(tbl schema.Table) *ast.Ident {
+	return ast.NewIdent(strings.ToLower(tbl.TypeName) + "SQLFields")
+}