diff --git a/src/merger/mod.rs b/src/merger/mod.rs
index 4161eb6..72accb2 100644
--- a/src/merger/mod.rs
+++ b/src/merger/mod.rs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ impl Merger {
 
       // Attempt to extract relative object type name
       let relative_type_name = match relative.get("type").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) {
-        Some(t) => t,
+        Some(t) => t.to_string(),
         None => continue,
       };
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ impl Merger {
       // Call central Database O(1) graph logic
       let relative_relation = self.db.get_relation(
         &type_def.name,
-        relative_type_name,
+        &relative_type_name,
         &relation_name,
         Some(&relative_keys),
       );
@@ -200,11 +200,16 @@ impl Merger {
             }
           }
 
-          let merged_relative = match self.merge_internal(Value::Object(relative), notifications)? {
+          let mut merged_relative = match self.merge_internal(Value::Object(relative), notifications)? {
             Value::Object(m) => m,
             _ => continue,
           };
 
+          merged_relative.insert(
+            "type".to_string(),
+            Value::String(relative_type_name),
+          );
+
           Self::apply_entity_relation(
             &mut entity_fields,
             &relation.source_columns,