diff --git a/src/ttfrog/db/manager.py b/src/ttfrog/db/manager.py
index 4c349be..f2f1f56 100644
--- a/src/ttfrog/db/manager.py
+++ b/src/ttfrog/db/manager.py
@@ -85,10 +85,7 @@ class SQLDatabaseManager:
         return json.dumps(results, indent=2, cls=AlchemyEncoder)
 
     def __getattr__(self, name: str):
-        try:
-            return self.tables[name]
-        except KeyError:
-            raise AttributeError(f"{self} does not contain the attribute '{name}'.")
+        return self.query(getattr(ttfrog.db.schema, name))
 
 
 db = SQLDatabaseManager()
diff --git a/test/test_schema.py b/test/test_schema.py
index a228373..7fc8ab8 100644
--- a/test/test_schema.py
+++ b/test/test_schema.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def test_manage_character(db, classes_factory, ancestries_factory):
         # load the fixtures so they are bound to the current session
         classes = classes_factory()
         ancestries = ancestries_factory()
-        darkvision = db.session.query(schema.AncestryTrait).filter_by(name="Darkvision")[0]
+        darkvision = db.AncestryTrait.filter_by(name="Darkvision")[0]
 
         # create a human character (the default)
         char = schema.Character(name="Test Character")