diff --git a/packages/pouchtype/package.json b/packages/pouchtype/package.json
index 9b19847..60b1edf 100644
--- a/packages/pouchtype/package.json
+++ b/packages/pouchtype/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "pouchtype",
-	"version": "1.0.0",
+	"version": "1.0.1",
 	"description": "Document Management Layer for PouchDB",
 	"main": "src/index.js",
 	"files": ["dist", "lib", "src"],
diff --git a/packages/pouchtype/src/type.js b/packages/pouchtype/src/type.js
index 472d024..9b4fe46 100644
--- a/packages/pouchtype/src/type.js
+++ b/packages/pouchtype/src/type.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export class TypeHandler {
 		return this.db.createIndex({
 			index: {
 				ddoc: `${this.type}_${name}`,
-				fields: fields,
+				fields: fields.indexOf('type') === -1 ? fields.concat('type') : fields,
 				name
 			}
 		});