diff --git a/packages/db/src/db.js b/packages/db/src/db.js
index da24a1e..1af3311 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/db.js
+++ b/packages/db/src/db.js
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ export async function createDatabaseConnection(latus) {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
   const Models = latus.invokeReduce('@latus/db/models');
   debug('models: %O', Object.keys(Models));
-  /* eslint-disable no-param-reassign */
-  Object.entries(Models)
+  const map = latus.invokeComposed('@latus/db/models.decorate', Models);
+  debug('composed: %O', Object.keys(map));
+  Object.entries(map)
     .filter(([, Model]) => Model.attributes)
     .forEach(([, Model]) => {
       Model.init(Model.attributes, {
@@ -48,10 +49,9 @@ export async function createDatabaseConnection(latus) {
         underscored: true,
       });
     });
-  const map = latus.invokeComposed('@latus/db/models.decorate', Models);
-  debug('composed: %O', Object.keys(map));
   Object.entries(map).forEach(([, Model]) => Model.associate(map));
   Object.entries(map).forEach(([, Model]) => Model.sync());
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
   latus.config['%models'] = map;
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-constant-condition
   while (true) {