diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0795a0f3..10846786 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 Observes [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html) standard and [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) convention.
 
+## [0.8.10] - 2023-10-10
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Bug with `/definition` route for part tables [#170](https://github.com/datajoint/pharus/pull/170)
+
 ## [0.8.9] - 2023-10-02
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/pharus/interface.py b/pharus/interface.py
index a91aef4f..d0c71d90 100644
--- a/pharus/interface.py
+++ b/pharus/interface.py
@@ -297,7 +297,9 @@ def _get_table_definition(
         local_values[schema_name] = dj.VirtualModule(
             schema_name, schema_name, connection=connection
         )
-        return getattr(local_values[schema_name], table_name).describe()
+        return _DJConnector._get_table_object(
+            local_values[schema_name], table_name
+        ).describe()
 
     @staticmethod
     def _insert_tuple(
@@ -319,7 +321,9 @@ def _insert_tuple(
         schema_virtual_module = dj.VirtualModule(
             schema_name, schema_name, connection=connection
         )
-        getattr(schema_virtual_module, table_name).insert(tuple_to_insert)
+        _DJConnector._get_table_object(schema_virtual_module, table_name).insert(
+            tuple_to_insert
+        )
 
     @staticmethod
     def _record_dependency(
@@ -346,7 +350,7 @@ def _record_dependency(
         virtual_module = dj.VirtualModule(
             schema_name, schema_name, connection=connection
         )
-        table = getattr(virtual_module, table_name)
+        table = _DJConnector._get_table_object(virtual_module, table_name)
         attributes = table.heading.attributes
         # Retrieve dependencies of related to retricted
         dependencies = [
@@ -397,7 +401,9 @@ def _update_tuple(
         )
         with connection.transaction:
             [
-                getattr(schema_virtual_module, table_name).update1(t)
+                _DJConnector._get_table_object(
+                    schema_virtual_module, table_name
+                ).update1(t)
                 for t in tuple_to_update
             ]
 
diff --git a/tests/test_table_metadata.py b/tests/test_table_metadata.py
index 59794ab1..ebb38c04 100644
--- a/tests/test_table_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/test_table_metadata.py
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-from . import SCHEMA_PREFIX, client, token, connection, schemas_simple
+from . import (
+    SCHEMA_PREFIX,
+    client,
+    token,
+    connection,
+    schemas_simple,
+    schema_main,
+    ParentPart,
+)
 
 
 def test_definition(token, client, schemas_simple):
@@ -14,3 +22,25 @@ def test_definition(token, client, schemas_simple):
         headers=dict(Authorization=f"Bearer {token}"),
     ).data
     assert f"`{simple1.database}`.`#table_a`" in REST_definition.decode("utf-8")
+
+
+def test_definition_part_table(token, client, ParentPart):
+    ScanData, ProcessScanData = ParentPart
+
+    # Test Parent
+    REST_value = client.get(
+        f"/schema/{ScanData.database}/table/{ProcessScanData.__name__}/definition",
+        headers=dict(Authorization=f"Bearer {token}"),
+    ).data
+
+    assert f"{ScanData.database}.ScanData" in REST_value.decode("utf-8")
+
+    # Test Child
+    REST_value = client.get(
+        f"""/schema/{ProcessScanData.database}/table/{
+            ProcessScanData.__name__ + '.' +
+            ProcessScanData.ProcessScanDataPart.__name__}/definition""",
+        headers=dict(Authorization=f"Bearer {token}"),
+    ).data
+
+    assert f"{ProcessScanData.database}.ProcessScanData" in REST_value.decode("utf-8")