diff --git a/packages/database/src/__tests__/respsitory/find.test.ts b/packages/database/src/__tests__/respsitory/find.test.ts
index 58984a865c..2d64808409 100644
--- a/packages/database/src/__tests__/respsitory/find.test.ts
+++ b/packages/database/src/__tests__/respsitory/find.test.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,16 @@ describe('repository find', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('append with associations', async () => {
+    const users = await User.repository.findAndCount({
+      appends: ['posts', 'posts.comments'],
+    });
+
+    const user = users[0][0];
+    // @ts-ignore
+    expect(user.get('posts')[0].get('comments')).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
   describe('findOne', () => {
     test('find one with attribute', async () => {
       const user = await User.repository.findOne({
diff --git a/packages/database/src/options-parser.ts b/packages/database/src/options-parser.ts
index 06f6c1c74a..d201c34c96 100644
--- a/packages/database/src/options-parser.ts
+++ b/packages/database/src/options-parser.ts
@@ -195,7 +195,18 @@ export class OptionsParser {
       //  appends: ['posts']
       //  appends: ['posts.title']
       //  All of these can be seen as last level
-      const lastLevel = appendFields.length <= 2;
+      let lastLevel: boolean = false;
+
+      if (appendFields.length == 1) {
+        lastLevel = true;
+      }
+
+      if (appendFields.length == 2) {
+        const associationModel = associations[appendFields[0]].target;
+        if (associationModel.rawAttributes[appendFields[1]]) {
+          lastLevel = true;
+        }
+      }
 
       // find association index
       if (queryParams['include'] == undefined) {
@@ -230,8 +241,10 @@ export class OptionsParser {
             attributes = [];
           }
 
+          const attributeName = appendFields[1];
+
           // push field to it
-          attributes.push(appendFields[1]);
+          attributes.push(attributeName);
         } else {
           // if attributes is empty array, change it to object
           if (Array.isArray(attributes) && attributes.length == 0) {
diff --git a/packages/database/src/repository.ts b/packages/database/src/repository.ts
index d09d1b03f8..15656d87f1 100644
--- a/packages/database/src/repository.ts
+++ b/packages/database/src/repository.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   ModelCtor,
   Op,
   Transaction,
-  UpdateOptions as SequelizeUpdateOptions
+  UpdateOptions as SequelizeUpdateOptions,
 } from 'sequelize';
 import { Collection } from './collection';
 import { Database } from './database';