diff --git a/lib/include.js b/lib/include.js
index 5a0bb062..e044f062 100644
--- a/lib/include.js
+++ b/lib/include.js
@@ -110,7 +110,11 @@ Inclusion.include = function (objects, include, cb) {
           defineCachedRelations(obj);
           // Set to null if the owner doesn't exist
           obj.__cachedRelations[relationName] = null;
-          obj[relationName] = null;
+          if(obj === inst) {
+            obj.__data[relationName] = null;
+          } else {
+            obj[relationName] = null;
+          }
           return callback();
         }
       }
@@ -123,7 +127,12 @@ Inclusion.include = function (objects, include, cb) {
         } else {
           defineCachedRelations(obj);
           obj.__cachedRelations[relationName] = result;
-          obj[relationName] = result;
+          if(obj === inst) {
+            obj.__data[relationName] = result;
+            obj.strict = false;
+          } else {
+            obj[relationName] = result;
+          }
 
           if (subInclude && result) {
             var subItems = relation.multiple ? result : [result];
diff --git a/test/include.test.js b/test/include.test.js
index bd918d5d..72980903 100644
--- a/test/include.test.js
+++ b/test/include.test.js
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ describe('include', function () {
           should.exist(user);
           user.id.should.equal(p.ownerId);
           user.__cachedRelations.should.have.property('posts');
+          user.should.have.property('posts');
           user.__cachedRelations.posts.forEach(function (pp) {
             pp.userId.should.equal(user.id);
           });
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ describe('include', function () {
           user.__cachedRelations.should.have.property('posts');
           user.__cachedRelations.posts.forEach(function (pp) {
             pp.userId.should.equal(user.id);
+            pp.should.have.property('author');
             pp.__cachedRelations.should.have.property('author');
             var author = pp.__cachedRelations.author;
             author.id.should.equal(user.id);