diff --git a/bob/bio/face/config/database/ijbc.py b/bob/bio/face/config/database/ijbc.py
index 6f410fd4191be9e7ca45f93f6727153a541b7fac..bafb762bd15d57d0953f66537ca0870184000fa2 100644
--- a/bob/bio/face/config/database/ijbc.py
+++ b/bob/bio/face/config/database/ijbc.py
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ from bob.bio.face.database import IJBCBioDatabase
 
 ijbc_directory = "[YOUR_IJBC_DIRECTORY]"
 
-database = IJBCBioDatabase(
+ijbc_11 = IJBCBioDatabase(
   original_directory=ijbc_directory,
   protocol='1:1'
 )
+
+ijbc_covariates = IJBCBioDatabase(
+  original_directory=ijbc_directory,
+  protocol='Covariates'
+)
diff --git a/bob/bio/face/test/test_databases.py b/bob/bio/face/test/test_databases.py
index d7f4381f70f7e30dd35ca08a87425288e14ebd7f..bc8b8b9bece2142c997187d3d22345d0a128c66f 100644
--- a/bob/bio/face/test/test_databases.py
+++ b/bob/bio/face/test/test_databases.py
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ def test_ijbb():
 @db_available('ijbc')
 def test_ijbc():
     database = bob.bio.base.load_resource(
-        'ijbc', 'database', preferred_package='bob.bio.face')
+        'ijbc-11', 'database', preferred_package='bob.bio.face')
     try:
         check_database(database, models_depend=True, training_depends=True)
     except IOError as e:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 81e0030725ef311e9c0748e02d6a6d412aa975f7..1d257edc2ee2292f1c0c4cd3efd89f3e5bdf906d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -117,7 +117,10 @@ setup(
             'gbu               = bob.bio.face.config.database.gbu:database',
             'ijba              = bob.bio.face.config.database.ijba:database',
             'ijbb              = bob.bio.face.config.database.ijbb:database',
-            'ijbc              = bob.bio.face.config.database.ijbc:database',
+            
+            'ijbc-11              = bob.bio.face.config.database.ijbc:ijbc_11',
+            'ijbc-covariates      = bob.bio.face.config.database.ijbc:ijbc_covariates',
+
             'lfw-restricted    = bob.bio.face.config.database.lfw_restricted:database',
             'lfw-unrestricted  = bob.bio.face.config.database.lfw_unrestricted:database',
             'mobio-image       = bob.bio.face.config.database.mobio:mobio_image',