diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index ae01551..0dd5b61 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
 
     public function alt_characters()
     {
-        $relation = $this->characters();
+        $relation = $this->hasMany(Character::class);
+
         if ($this->character_id) {
             $relation->where('id', '!=', $this->character_id);
         }