diff --git a/membershipworks/models.py b/membershipworks/models.py
index e721a10..ed307b6 100644
--- a/membershipworks/models.py
+++ b/membershipworks/models.py
@@ -15,8 +15,33 @@ class Flag(models.Model):
         db_table = "flag"
 
 
+class MemberQuerySet(models.QuerySet):
+    @staticmethod
+    def has_flag(flag_type: str, flag_name: str):
+        return Count(
+            "uid",
+            filter=Q(flags__name=flag_name, flags__type=flag_type),
+            output_field=BooleanField(),
+        )
+
+    def with_is_active(self):
+        return self.annotate(
+            is_active=(
+                self.has_flag("folder", "Members")
+                | self.has_flag("folder", "CMS Staff")
+            )
+            & ~(
+                self.has_flag("label", "Account On Hold")
+                | self.has_flag("level", "CMS Membership on hold")
+                | self.has_flag("folder", "Former Members")
+            )
+        )
+
+
 # TODO: is this still a temporal table?
 class Member(models.Model):
+    objects = MemberQuerySet.as_manager()
+
     uid = models.CharField(max_length=24, primary_key=True)
     year_of_birth = models.TextField(db_column="Year of Birth", null=True)
     account_name = models.TextField(db_column="Account Name", null=True)
@@ -135,24 +160,6 @@ class Member(models.Model):
         db_table = "members"
         ordering = ("first_name", "last_name")
 
-    @classmethod
-    def with_is_active(cls):
-        def has_flag(flag_type: str, flag_name: str):
-            return Count(
-                "uid",
-                filter=Q(flags__name=flag_name, flags__type=flag_type),
-                output_field=BooleanField(),
-            )
-
-        return cls.objects.annotate(
-            is_active=(has_flag("folder", "Members") | has_flag("folder", "CMS Staff"))
-            & ~(
-                has_flag("label", "Account On Hold")
-                | has_flag("level", "CMS Membership on hold")
-                | has_flag("folder", "Former Members")
-            )
-        )
-
 
 class MemberFlag(models.Model):
     member = models.ForeignKey(Member, on_delete=models.PROTECT, db_column="uid")
diff --git a/paperwork/api.py b/paperwork/api.py
index e216bb4..5a5e353 100644
--- a/paperwork/api.py
+++ b/paperwork/api.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class CertificationDefinitionViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
         for definition in self.queryset.exclude(mailing_list="").prefetch_related(
             Prefetch(
                 "certificationversion_set__certification_set__member",
-                queryset=Member.with_is_active(),
+                queryset=Member.objects.with_is_active(),
             ),
         ):
             if definition.mailing_list not in lists: