diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d000027b..51ff8e0d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 * Add `Plugin` class
 * Refactor loading of requirements
 * The `Alchemy.ClientSession` class should now be used as a map to store session data
+* Fix `Field.Schema` contents not being converted from database representation when the schema also has a relation
 
 ## 1.3.22 (2023-12-21)
 
diff --git a/lib/app/helper_field/schema_field.js b/lib/app/helper_field/schema_field.js
index b47f436a..5159b4ac 100644
--- a/lib/app/helper_field/schema_field.js
+++ b/lib/app/helper_field/schema_field.js
@@ -410,12 +410,12 @@ SchemaField.setMethod(function _toApp(query, options, value, callback) {
  *
  * @author   Jelle De Loecker <jelle@elevenways.be>
  * @since    0.2.0
- * @version  1.3.16
+ * @version  1.4.0
  *
  * @param    {Mixed}      value
  * @param    {Function}   callback
  */
-SchemaField.setMethod(function _toAppFromValue(query, options, value, callback) {
+SchemaField.setMethod(async function _toAppFromValue(query, options, value, callback) {
 
 	var that = this,
 	    recursive,
@@ -427,7 +427,11 @@ SchemaField.setMethod(function _toAppFromValue(query, options, value, callback)
 	recursive = options.recursive;
 
 	if (recursive == null) {
-		recursive = 1;
+		if (this.options?.recursive != null) {
+			recursive = this.options.recursive;
+		} else {
+			recursive = 1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (recursive && Blast.isBrowser) {
@@ -436,59 +440,6 @@ SchemaField.setMethod(function _toAppFromValue(query, options, value, callback)
 		recursive = 0;
 	}
 
-	// Get associated records if the subschema has associations defined
-	if (recursive && this.field_schema && !Object.isEmpty(this.field_schema.associations)) {
-
-		name = this.name + 'FieldModel';
-		Dummy = alchemy.getModel('Model', false);
-
-		Dummy = new Dummy({
-			root_model : this.root_model,
-			name       : name
-		});
-
-		item = {};
-
-		item[name] = value;
-
-		let sub_criteria = Dummy.find();
-
-		// Disable generating Document instances
-		// if the original find did the same
-		sub_criteria.setOption('document', options.document);
-		sub_criteria.setOption('original_query', query);
-		sub_criteria.setOption('_root_data', options._root_data);
-		sub_criteria.setOption('_parent_field', that);
-		sub_criteria.setOption('_parent_model', that.schema.model_name);
-		sub_criteria.setOption('recursive', recursive);
-
-		sub_criteria.setOption('associations', this.field_schema.associations);
-
-		// @todo: inherit other original find options?
-
-		Dummy.addAssociatedDataToRecord(sub_criteria, item, function gotAssociatedData(err, result) {
-
-				var key;
-
-				if (err) {
-					return callback(err);
-				}
-
-				for (key in result) {
-					if (key == name) {
-						continue;
-					}
-
-					value[key] = result[key];
-				}
-
-				callback(null, value);
-			}
-		);
-
-		return;
-	}
-
 	let record;
 
 	if (options.parent_value) {
@@ -538,14 +489,60 @@ SchemaField.setMethod(function _toAppFromValue(query, options, value, callback)
 			}
 		});
 
-		return Function.parallel(4, tasks, function convertedFields(err, result) {
+		value = await Function.parallel(4, tasks);
+	}
 
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
+	// Get associated records if the subschema has associations defined
+	if (recursive && this.field_schema && !Object.isEmpty(this.field_schema.associations)) {
 
-			callback(null, that.castEntry(result));
+		name = this.name + 'FieldModel';
+		Dummy = alchemy.getModel('Model', false);
+
+		Dummy = new Dummy({
+			root_model : this.root_model,
+			name       : name
 		});
+
+		item = {};
+
+		item[name] = value;
+
+		let sub_criteria = Dummy.find();
+
+		// Disable generating Document instances
+		// if the original find did the same
+		sub_criteria.setOption('document', options.document);
+		sub_criteria.setOption('original_query', query);
+		sub_criteria.setOption('_root_data', options._root_data);
+		sub_criteria.setOption('_parent_field', that);
+		sub_criteria.setOption('_parent_model', that.schema.model_name);
+		sub_criteria.setOption('recursive', recursive);
+
+		sub_criteria.setOption('associations', this.field_schema.associations);
+
+		// @todo: inherit other original find options?
+
+		Dummy.addAssociatedDataToRecord(sub_criteria, item, function gotAssociatedData(err, result) {
+
+				var key;
+
+				if (err) {
+					return callback(err);
+				}
+
+				for (key in result) {
+					if (key == name) {
+						continue;
+					}
+
+					value[key] = result[key];
+				}
+
+				callback(null, value);
+			}
+		);
+
+		return;
 	}
 
 	callback(null, this.castEntry(value));