diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/dataMapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSql.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/dataMapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSql.ts
index 1723b1ed58..ff2d9aa546 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/dataMapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSql.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/dataMapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSql.ts
@@ -309,12 +309,13 @@ class BaseModelSql extends BaseModel {
           response = data;
         }
       } else if (ai) {
-        response = await this.nestedRead(
+        const nestedResponse = await this.nestedRead(
           Array.isArray(response)
             ? response?.[0]?.[ai._cn]
             : response?.[ai._cn],
           this.defaultNestedBtQueryParams
         );
+        response = !_.isEmpty(nestedResponse) ? nestedResponse : response;
       }
 
       if (Array.isArray(response)) {