diff --git a/libraries/db/include/graphene/db/index.hpp b/libraries/db/include/graphene/db/index.hpp
index 7ecf5a66..1a33185c 100644
--- a/libraries/db/include/graphene/db/index.hpp
+++ b/libraries/db/include/graphene/db/index.hpp
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ namespace graphene { namespace db {
          void add_secondary_index()
          {
             _sindex.emplace_back( new T() );
+            return static_cast<T*>(_sindex.back().get());
          }
 
          template<typename T>