protected function _circumventEventManager($method, $args = [])
    {
        EventManager::instance()->off('Model.initialize', [$this, 'footprint']);
        $result = call_user_func_array([TableRegistry::get($this->_userModel), $method], $args);
        EventManager::instance()->on('Model.initialize', [$this, 'footprint']);

        return $result;
    }