diff --git a/src/email_server/services/MessageService.js b/src/email_server/services/MessageService.js
index 59e650c..063dbbf 100644
--- a/src/email_server/services/MessageService.js
+++ b/src/email_server/services/MessageService.js
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ const Message = require("../../db/models/Message");
 const Domain = require("../../db/models/Domain");
 const TempEmail = require("../../db/models/TempEmail");
 const config = require("../../config/haraka");
+const { Model } = require('objection');
+const Knex = require('knex');
+const knexConfig = require('../../config/database');
+const knex = Knex(knexConfig.development);
+Model.knex(knex);
 
 class MessageService {
   static async isValidDomain(email) {