diff --git a/database/index.js b/database/index.js
index bb4a8d4..9ed7474 100644
--- a/database/index.js
+++ b/database/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ const knexDb = knex({ client: 'pg', connection: 'postgres://localhost/jwt_test'
 const bookshelf = require('bookshelf');
 const securePassword = require('bookshelf-secure-password');
 const db = bookshelf(knexDb);
+db.plugin('bookshelf-virtuals-plugin');
+
 db.plugin(securePassword);
 
 module.exports = db;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 436cabc..42eda11 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "body-parser": "^1.18.2",
     "bookshelf": "^0.13.3",
     "bookshelf-secure-password": "^3.0.1",
+    "bookshelf-virtuals-plugin": "^0.1.1",
     "concurrently": "^3.5.1",
     "dotenv": "^5.0.1",
     "express": "^4.16.3",