diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 587524369..cf36d102b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sqlwwx/objection.js.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sqlwwx/objection.js) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/Vincit/objection.js/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/Vincit/objection.js?branch=master) [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/Vincit/objection.js](https://badges.gitter.im/Vincit/objection.js.svg)](https://gitter.im/Vincit/objection.js?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
 
 # [Objection.js](http://vincit.github.io/objection.js)
 
diff --git a/lib/model/Model.js b/lib/model/Model.js
index a65c4eafa..3b1e4c680 100644
--- a/lib/model/Model.js
+++ b/lib/model/Model.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const validate = require('./modelValidate').validate;
 const toDatabaseJson = require('./modelToJson').toDatabaseJson;
 const setDatabaseJson = require('./modelSet').setDatabaseJson;
 
-const bindKnex = require('./modelBindKnex').bindKnex;
+const { bindKnex, bindKnexRelations } = require('./modelBindKnex');
 const visitModels = require('./modelVisitor').visitModels;
 const AjvValidator = require('./AjvValidator');
 const QueryBuilder = require('../queryBuilder/QueryBuilder');
@@ -538,8 +538,12 @@ class Model {
     }
   }
 
-  static bindKnex(knex) {
-    return bindKnex(this, knex);
+  static bindKnex(knex, notAutoBindRelations) {
+    return bindKnex(this, knex, notAutoBindRelations);
+  }
+
+  static bindKnexRelations(knex) {
+    return bindKnexRelations(this, knex);
   }
 
   static bindTransaction(trx) {
diff --git a/lib/model/modelBindKnex.js b/lib/model/modelBindKnex.js
index aeb63a0fc..384bc11b4 100644
--- a/lib/model/modelBindKnex.js
+++ b/lib/model/modelBindKnex.js
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ const inheritModel = require('./inheritModel').inheritModel;
 const staticHiddenProps = require('./modelUtils').staticHiddenProps;
 const defineNonEnumerableProperty = require('./modelUtils').defineNonEnumerableProperty;
 
-function bindKnex(ModelClass, knex) {
+function bindKnexRelations(ModelClass, knex) {
+  let BoundModelClass = getBoundModelFromCache(ModelClass, knex);
+  BoundModelClass = bindRelations(ModelClass, BoundModelClass, knex);
+  return BoundModelClass
+}
+
+function bindKnex(ModelClass, knex, notAutoBindRelations) {
   let BoundModelClass = getBoundModelFromCache(ModelClass, knex);
 
   if (BoundModelClass === null) {
@@ -14,7 +20,9 @@ function bindKnex(ModelClass, knex) {
     BoundModelClass.knex(knex);
 
     BoundModelClass = putBoundModelToCache(ModelClass, BoundModelClass, knex);
-    BoundModelClass = bindRelations(ModelClass, BoundModelClass, knex);
+    if (!notAutoBindRelations) {
+      BoundModelClass = bindRelations(ModelClass, BoundModelClass, knex);
+    }
   }
 
   return BoundModelClass;
@@ -82,5 +90,6 @@ function bindRelations(ModelClass, BoundModelClass, knex) {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-  bindKnex
+  bindKnex,
+  bindKnexRelations
 };