diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 48ddb4c..709a747 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ const register = (server, options = {}, next) => {
     // Join tables
     if (model.options.name.singular !== model.name) continue;
 
-    crud(server, model, options);
 
     for (const key of Object.keys(model.associations)) {
       const association = model.associations[key];
@@ -92,6 +91,13 @@ const register = (server, options = {}, next) => {
     }
   }
 
+  // build the methods for each model now that we've defined all the
+  // associations
+  Object.keys(models).forEach((modelName) => {
+    const model = models[modelName];
+    crud(server, model, options);
+  });
+
   next();
 };