diff --git a/tailbone/views/employees.py b/tailbone/views/employees.py
index 18005da6..3d400744 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/employees.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/employees.py
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ class EmployeesView(MasterView):
     """
     model_class = model.Employee
 
-    def configure_grid(self, g):
-
+    def _preconfigure_grid(self, g):
         g.joiners['phone'] = lambda q: q.outerjoin(model.EmployeePhoneNumber, sa.and_(
             model.EmployeePhoneNumber.parent_uuid == model.Employee.uuid,
             model.EmployeePhoneNumber.preference == 1))
@@ -89,6 +88,8 @@ class EmployeesView(MasterView):
         g.append(forms.AssociationProxyField('first_name'))
         g.append(forms.AssociationProxyField('last_name'))
 
+    def configure_grid(self, g):
+
         g.configure(
             include=[
                 g.id.label("ID"),