diff --git a/src/main/entities/library/work.ts b/src/main/entities/library/work.ts
index ad6f38d..36df648 100644
--- a/src/main/entities/library/work.ts
+++ b/src/main/entities/library/work.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export class Work implements IIdentifiableEntity, IMultiNamedEntity {
    * characters in this work
    */
   @ManyToMany(() => WorkCharacter, (workCharacter: WorkCharacter) => workCharacter.works)
+  @JoinTable()
   public workCharacters!: Promise<WorkCharacter[]>;
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/main/migrations/library/1597703268172-initial_migration.ts b/src/main/migrations/library/1597705000730-initial_migration.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from src/main/migrations/library/1597703268172-initial_migration.ts
rename to src/main/migrations/library/1597705000730-initial_migration.ts
index 679c3da..e52aa8c 100644
--- a/src/main/migrations/library/1597703268172-initial_migration.ts
+++ b/src/main/migrations/library/1597705000730-initial_migration.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from 'typeorm';
 
-export class initialMigration1597703268172 implements MigrationInterface {
-  name = 'initialMigration1597703268172';
+export class initialMigration1597705000730 implements MigrationInterface {
+  name = 'initialMigration1597705000730';
 
   public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
     await queryRunner.query(
@@ -149,6 +149,15 @@ export class initialMigration1597703268172 implements MigrationInterface {
     await queryRunner.query(
       `CREATE INDEX "IDX_a08cc5365ab334c6e7069956e4" ON "work_character_world_characters_world_character" ("worldCharacterId") `
     );
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `CREATE TABLE "work_work_characters_work_character" ("workId" integer NOT NULL, "workCharacterId" integer NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY ("workId", "workCharacterId"))`
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `CREATE INDEX "IDX_20407f9e6a1233ba7b259e0b5d" ON "work_work_characters_work_character" ("workId") `
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `CREATE INDEX "IDX_a5d9f2079722eae5a50d10d7df" ON "work_work_characters_work_character" ("workCharacterId") `
+    );
     await queryRunner.query(
       `CREATE TABLE "work_worlds_world" ("workId" integer NOT NULL, "worldId" integer NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY ("workId", "worldId"))`
     );
@@ -440,6 +449,24 @@ export class initialMigration1597703268172 implements MigrationInterface {
     await queryRunner.query(
       `CREATE INDEX "IDX_a08cc5365ab334c6e7069956e4" ON "work_character_world_characters_world_character" ("worldCharacterId") `
     );
+    await queryRunner.query(`DROP INDEX "IDX_20407f9e6a1233ba7b259e0b5d"`);
+    await queryRunner.query(`DROP INDEX "IDX_a5d9f2079722eae5a50d10d7df"`);
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `CREATE TABLE "temporary_work_work_characters_work_character" ("workId" integer NOT NULL, "workCharacterId" integer NOT NULL, CONSTRAINT "FK_20407f9e6a1233ba7b259e0b5da" FOREIGN KEY ("workId") REFERENCES "work" ("id") ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE NO ACTION, CONSTRAINT "FK_a5d9f2079722eae5a50d10d7dfd" FOREIGN KEY ("workCharacterId") REFERENCES "work_character" ("id") ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE NO ACTION, PRIMARY KEY ("workId", "workCharacterId"))`
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `INSERT INTO "temporary_work_work_characters_work_character"("workId", "workCharacterId") SELECT "workId", "workCharacterId" FROM "work_work_characters_work_character"`
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(`DROP TABLE "work_work_characters_work_character"`);
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE "temporary_work_work_characters_work_character" RENAME TO "work_work_characters_work_character"`
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `CREATE INDEX "IDX_20407f9e6a1233ba7b259e0b5d" ON "work_work_characters_work_character" ("workId") `
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `CREATE INDEX "IDX_a5d9f2079722eae5a50d10d7df" ON "work_work_characters_work_character" ("workCharacterId") `
+    );
     await queryRunner.query(`DROP INDEX "IDX_4406a0c9878a37f1ad0925c8cb"`);
     await queryRunner.query(`DROP INDEX "IDX_2d04b8685d3b47ce211bc3dc64"`);
     await queryRunner.query(
@@ -535,6 +562,24 @@ export class initialMigration1597703268172 implements MigrationInterface {
     await queryRunner.query(`DROP TABLE "temporary_work_worlds_world"`);
     await queryRunner.query(`CREATE INDEX "IDX_2d04b8685d3b47ce211bc3dc64" ON "work_worlds_world" ("worldId") `);
     await queryRunner.query(`CREATE INDEX "IDX_4406a0c9878a37f1ad0925c8cb" ON "work_worlds_world" ("workId") `);
+    await queryRunner.query(`DROP INDEX "IDX_a5d9f2079722eae5a50d10d7df"`);
+    await queryRunner.query(`DROP INDEX "IDX_20407f9e6a1233ba7b259e0b5d"`);
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE "work_work_characters_work_character" RENAME TO "temporary_work_work_characters_work_character"`
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `CREATE TABLE "work_work_characters_work_character" ("workId" integer NOT NULL, "workCharacterId" integer NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY ("workId", "workCharacterId"))`
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `INSERT INTO "work_work_characters_work_character"("workId", "workCharacterId") SELECT "workId", "workCharacterId" FROM "temporary_work_work_characters_work_character"`
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(`DROP TABLE "temporary_work_work_characters_work_character"`);
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `CREATE INDEX "IDX_a5d9f2079722eae5a50d10d7df" ON "work_work_characters_work_character" ("workCharacterId") `
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `CREATE INDEX "IDX_20407f9e6a1233ba7b259e0b5d" ON "work_work_characters_work_character" ("workId") `
+    );
     await queryRunner.query(`DROP INDEX "IDX_a08cc5365ab334c6e7069956e4"`);
     await queryRunner.query(`DROP INDEX "IDX_1664b7580fcb1d7abb64f6e966"`);
     await queryRunner.query(
@@ -814,6 +859,9 @@ export class initialMigration1597703268172 implements MigrationInterface {
     await queryRunner.query(`DROP INDEX "IDX_2d04b8685d3b47ce211bc3dc64"`);
     await queryRunner.query(`DROP INDEX "IDX_4406a0c9878a37f1ad0925c8cb"`);
     await queryRunner.query(`DROP TABLE "work_worlds_world"`);
+    await queryRunner.query(`DROP INDEX "IDX_a5d9f2079722eae5a50d10d7df"`);
+    await queryRunner.query(`DROP INDEX "IDX_20407f9e6a1233ba7b259e0b5d"`);
+    await queryRunner.query(`DROP TABLE "work_work_characters_work_character"`);
     await queryRunner.query(`DROP INDEX "IDX_a08cc5365ab334c6e7069956e4"`);
     await queryRunner.query(`DROP INDEX "IDX_1664b7580fcb1d7abb64f6e966"`);
     await queryRunner.query(`DROP TABLE "work_character_world_characters_world_character"`);