diff --git a/packages/strapi-bookshelf/lib/index.js b/packages/strapi-bookshelf/lib/index.js
index 2ab4c023ff..10fc70a9c9 100755
--- a/packages/strapi-bookshelf/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-bookshelf/lib/index.js
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ module.exports = function(strapi) {
         _.forEach(models, (definition, model) => {
           globalName = _.upperFirst(_.camelCase(definition.globalId));
 
+          _.defaults(definition, {
+            primaryKey: 'id'
+          });
+
           // Make sure the model has a table name.
           // If not, use the model name.
           if (_.isEmpty(definition.collectionName)) {
diff --git a/packages/strapi-bookshelf/package.json b/packages/strapi-bookshelf/package.json
index 8e100c7be8..559077f39a 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-bookshelf/package.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-bookshelf/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     "bookshelf": "^0.10.3",
     "lodash": "^4.17.4",
     "pluralize": "^6.0.0",
-    "strapi-bookshelf": "3.0.0-alpha.5.5",
     "strapi-utils": "3.0.0-alpha.5.5"
   },
   "strapi": {
@@ -55,4 +54,4 @@
     "npm": ">= 5.3.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/utils/request.js b/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/utils/request.js
index fe69e3b848..a5ef761ec7 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/utils/request.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/utils/request.js
@@ -55,28 +55,26 @@ function formatQueryParams(params) {
  *
  * @return {object}           The response data
  */
-export default function request(url, options) {
-  const optionsObj = options || {};
+ export default function request(url, options = {}) {
+   // Set headers
+   options.headers = {
+     'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+   };
 
-  // Set headers
-  optionsObj.headers = {
-    'Content-Type': 'text/plain',
-  };
+   // Add parameters to url
+   url = _.startsWith(url, '/')
+     ? `${Strapi.apiUrl}${url}`
+     : url;
 
-  // Add parameters to url
-  let urlFormatted = _.startsWith(url, '/')
-    ? `${Strapi.apiUrl}${url}`
-    : url;
+   if (options && options.params) {
+     const params = formatQueryParams(options.params);
+     url = `${url}?${params}`;
+   }
 
-  if (optionsObj && optionsObj.params) {
-    const params = formatQueryParams(optionsObj.params);
-    urlFormatted = `${url}?${params}`;
-  }
+   // Stringify body object
+   if (options && options.body) {
+     options.body = JSON.stringify(options.body);
+   }
 
-  // Stringify body object
-  if (optionsObj && optionsObj.body) {
-    optionsObj.body = JSON.stringify(optionsObj.body);
-  }
-
-  return fetch(urlFormatted, optionsObj).then(checkStatus).then(parseJSON);
-}
+   return fetch(url, options).then(checkStatus).then(parseJSON);
+ }
diff --git a/packages/strapi-knex/lib/index.js b/packages/strapi-knex/lib/index.js
index 25f3ad5eb6..4325737ef6 100755
--- a/packages/strapi-knex/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-knex/lib/index.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ module.exports = strapi => {
             password: _.get(connection.settings, 'password'),
             database: _.get(connection.settings, 'database'),
             charset: _.get(connection.settings, 'charset'),
-            schema: _.get(connection.settings, 'schema'),
+            schema: _.get(connection.settings, 'schema') || 'public',
             port: _.get(connection.settings, 'port'),
           },
           debug: _.get(connection.options, 'debug') || false,
diff --git a/packages/strapi-knex/package.json b/packages/strapi-knex/package.json
index c4589643cd..050d416f39 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-knex/package.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-knex/package.json
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@
     "npm": ">= 5.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/admin/src/containers/List/index.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/admin/src/containers/List/index.js
index dd64629859..3b47dfafc9 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/admin/src/containers/List/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/admin/src/containers/List/index.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export class List extends React.Component {
     // Set current model name
     this.props.setCurrentModelName(slug.toLowerCase());
 
-    this.props.changeSort(this.props.models[slug.toLowerCase()].primaryKey || 'desc');
+    this.props.changeSort(this.props.models[slug.toLowerCase()].primaryKey || 'id');
 
     // Load records
     this.props.loadRecords();
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/config/queries/bookshelf.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/config/queries/bookshelf.js
index 1f1a091521..ee60ae7e0f 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/config/queries/bookshelf.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/config/queries/bookshelf.js
@@ -1,70 +1,47 @@
 module.exports = {
-
   find: async function (params) {
-    const entries = await this
+    return await this
       .forge()
-      .query((qb) => {
-        qb.limit(Number(params.limit));
-        qb.orderBy(params.sort);
-        qb.offset(Number(params.skip));
-
-        if (params.query && params.queryAttribute) {
-          qb.whereRaw(`LOWER(${params.queryAttribute}) LIKE '%' || LOWER(?) || '%'`, params.query);
-        }
-      })
       .fetchAll({
-        withRelated: _.map(params.model.associations, 'alias')
+        withRelated: this.associations.map(x => x.alias).join(' ')
       });
-
-    return entries;
   },
 
   count: async function (params) {
-    const count = await this
+    return await this
       .forge()
       .count();
-
-    return Number(count);
   },
 
-  findOne: async (params) => {
-    const where = {};
-    where[params.primaryKey] = params.id;
-
-    const entry = await params.model
-      .forge(where)
+  findOne: async function (params) {
+    return await this
+      .forge({
+        [this.primaryKey]: params[this.primaryKey]
+      })
       .fetch();
-
-    return entry;
   },
 
-  create: async (params) => {
-    const entry = await params.model
+  create: async function (params) {
+    return await this
       .forge()
       .save(params.values);
-
-    return entry;
   },
 
-  update: async (params) => {
-    const where = {};
-    where[params.primaryKey] = params.id;
-
-    const entry = await params.model
-      .forge(where)
-      .save(params.values, {patch: true});
-
-    return entry;
+  update: async function (params) {
+    return await this
+      .forge({
+        [this.primaryKey]: params[this.primaryKey]
+      })
+      .save(params.values, {
+        patch: true
+      });
   },
 
-  delete: async (params) => {
-    const where = {};
-    where[params.primaryKey] = params.id;
-
-    const entry = await params.model
-      .forge(where)
+  delete: async function (params) {
+    return await params.model
+      .forge({
+        [this.primaryKey]: params[this.primaryKey]
+      })
       .destroy();
-
-    return entry;
   }
 };
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/controllers/ContentManager.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/controllers/ContentManager.js
index 61f621c726..2603cf9b00 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/controllers/ContentManager.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/controllers/ContentManager.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ module.exports = {
     const count = await strapi.query(ctx.params.model).count();
 
     ctx.body = {
-      count,
+      count: _.isNumber(count) ? count : _.toNumber(count)
     };
   },
 
diff --git a/packages/strapi/lib/hooks/index.js b/packages/strapi/lib/hooks/index.js
index c7844472ed..ce7785d0e1 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/lib/hooks/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/lib/hooks/index.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module.exports = function() {
           }
 
           const module = this.hook[hook].load;
-          let dependencies =  this.hook[hook].dependencies || [];
+          let dependencies =  this.hook[hook].dependencies.map(x => x.replace('strapi-', '')) || [];
 
           // Apply default configurations to middleware.
           if (isUndefined(get(this.config.hook, `settings.${hook}`))) {