diff --git a/src/Orm/Relations/AggregatesLoader/LazyLoad.ts b/src/Orm/Relations/AggregatesLoader/LazyLoad.ts
index dee5e508..01901e0a 100644
--- a/src/Orm/Relations/AggregatesLoader/LazyLoad.ts
+++ b/src/Orm/Relations/AggregatesLoader/LazyLoad.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class LazyLoadAggregates<Model extends LucidRow>
    * Execute query
    */
   public async exec() {
-    const result = await this.query.first()
+    const result = await this.query.pojo<any>().first()
     if (!result) {
       return
     }
diff --git a/test/orm/model-has-many.spec.ts b/test/orm/model-has-many.spec.ts
index 83100485..4d904e30 100644
--- a/test/orm/model-has-many.spec.ts
+++ b/test/orm/model-has-many.spec.ts
@@ -2044,6 +2044,9 @@ test.group('Model | HasMany | withCount', (group) => {
       @column({ isPrimary: true })
       public id: number
 
+      @column()
+      public username: string
+
       @hasMany(() => Post)
       public posts: HasMany<typeof Post>
     }
@@ -2071,8 +2074,11 @@ test.group('Model | HasMany | withCount', (group) => {
     User.boot()
 
     const user = await User.firstOrFail()
+    assert.equal(user.username, 'virk')
+
     await user.loadCount('posts')
 
+    assert.equal(user.username, 'virk')
     assert.deepEqual(Number(user.$extras.posts_count), 2)
   })