diff --git a/src/Cmgmyr/Messenger/Traits/Messagable.php b/src/Cmgmyr/Messenger/Traits/Messagable.php
index 60e2d81..f0a36cd 100644
--- a/src/Cmgmyr/Messenger/Traits/Messagable.php
+++ b/src/Cmgmyr/Messenger/Traits/Messagable.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public function threads()
     {
         return $this->belongsToMany(
             Models::classname(Thread::class),
-            Models::classname(Participant::class),
+            Models::table('participants'),
             'user_id',
             'thread_id'
         );
diff --git a/tests/MessagableTraitTest.php b/tests/MessagableTraitTest.php
index e427bb8..24a9600 100644
--- a/tests/MessagableTraitTest.php
+++ b/tests/MessagableTraitTest.php
@@ -46,6 +46,24 @@ public function it_should_get_all_threads_with_new_messages()
 
         $this->assertEquals(1, $user->newMessagesCount());
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_should_get_participant_threads()
+    {
+        $user = User::create(
+            [
+                'name' => 'Jane Doe',
+                'email' => 'jane@example.com',
+            ]
+        );
+        $thread = $this->faktory->create('thread');
+        $user_1 = $this->faktory->build('participant', ['user_id' => $user->id]);
+        $user_2 = $this->faktory->build('participant', ['user_id' => 2]);
+        $thread->participants()->saveMany([$user_1, $user_2]);
+
+        $threadsCount = $user->threads->count();
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $threadsCount);
+    }
 }
 
 class User extends Eloquent