diff --git a/src/Traits/RendersContent.php b/src/Traits/RendersContent.php
index c60c6f3d..19c5c298 100644
--- a/src/Traits/RendersContent.php
+++ b/src/Traits/RendersContent.php
@@ -8,13 +8,21 @@
 
 trait RendersContent
 {
-    protected $contentColumn = 'content';
 
     public function render(string $column = null): string
     {
-        $column = $column ?: $this->contentColumn;
+        $column = $column ?: $this->getContentColumn();
         $renderer = app(ContentRenderer::class);
         $content = $this->$column;
         return $renderer->render(is_string($content) ? $content : '');
     }
+
+    protected function getContentColumn()
+    {
+        if (property_exists($this, 'contentColumn')) {
+            return $this->contentColumn;
+        }
+
+        return 'content';
+    }
 }