diff --git a/src/packages/cli/src/import/index.ts b/src/packages/cli/src/import/index.ts
index f2348c7e8..ea9295c40 100644
--- a/src/packages/cli/src/import/index.ts
+++ b/src/packages/cli/src/import/index.ts
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ export const importDataSource = async (
 		}
 		console.log(`${fileCount} files have been successfully created in the project.`);
 	} catch (err: unknown) {
+		console.error(err);
 		if (isIntrospectionError(err)) {
 			console.warn(`\n\n${err.title}\n${err.message}\n\n`);
 		} else {
diff --git a/src/packages/end-to-end/databases/postgres.sql b/src/packages/end-to-end/databases/postgres.sql
index f528a8ae4..60872c342 100644
--- a/src/packages/end-to-end/databases/postgres.sql
+++ b/src/packages/end-to-end/databases/postgres.sql
@@ -138,6 +138,19 @@ CREATE TABLE "Track"
     CONSTRAINT "PK_Track" PRIMARY KEY  ("TrackId")
 );
 
+-- These are here to test a specific scenario that used to crash the introspection process.
+CREATE TABLE "ToOne" (
+    id text PRIMARY KEY,
+    name text NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX to_one_pkey ON "ToOne"(id text_ops);
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX to_one_name_key ON "ToOne"(name text_ops);
+
+CREATE TABLE "ToOneKeyOwner" (
+    id text PRIMARY KEY,
+    related_entity_name text NOT NULL REFERENCES "ToOne"(name) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE
+);
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
diff --git a/src/packages/mikroorm/src/introspection/files/data-entity-file.ts b/src/packages/mikroorm/src/introspection/files/data-entity-file.ts
index 6f108f533..b6473b27b 100644
--- a/src/packages/mikroorm/src/introspection/files/data-entity-file.ts
+++ b/src/packages/mikroorm/src/introspection/files/data-entity-file.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ export class DataEntityFile extends BaseFile {
 	}
 
 	protected getPropertyType(prop: EntityProperty): string {
+		if ([ReferenceKind.ONE_TO_ONE, ReferenceKind.MANY_TO_ONE].includes(prop.kind)) {
+			return prop.type.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + prop.type.slice(1);
+		}
+
 		const columnType = prop.columnTypes?.[0]?.toLowerCase();
 
 		if (['jsonb', 'json', 'any'].includes(columnType)) {
diff --git a/src/packages/mikroorm/src/introspection/files/schema-entity-file.ts b/src/packages/mikroorm/src/introspection/files/schema-entity-file.ts
index fdbe9d8a0..c3ac44b0d 100644
--- a/src/packages/mikroorm/src/introspection/files/schema-entity-file.ts
+++ b/src/packages/mikroorm/src/introspection/files/schema-entity-file.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ export class SchemaEntityFile extends BaseFile {
 	}
 
 	protected getTypescriptPropertyType(prop: EntityProperty): string {
+		if ([ReferenceKind.ONE_TO_ONE, ReferenceKind.MANY_TO_ONE].includes(prop.kind)) {
+			return prop.type.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + prop.type.slice(1);
+		}
+
 		if (['jsonb', 'json', 'any'].includes(prop.columnTypes?.[0])) {
 			return `Record<string, unknown>`;
 		}
@@ -185,6 +189,10 @@ export class SchemaEntityFile extends BaseFile {
 			return `[${prop.type.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + prop.type.slice(1).replace('[]', '')}]`;
 		}
 
+		if ([ReferenceKind.ONE_TO_ONE, ReferenceKind.MANY_TO_ONE].includes(prop.kind)) {
+			return prop.type.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + prop.type.slice(1);
+		}
+
 		if ([ReferenceKind.MANY_TO_MANY, ReferenceKind.ONE_TO_MANY].includes(prop.kind)) {
 			return `[${prop.type.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + prop.type.slice(1).replace('[]', '')}]`;
 		}
@@ -193,7 +201,14 @@ export class SchemaEntityFile extends BaseFile {
 			return `[${prop.type.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + prop.type.slice(1)}]`;
 		}
 
-		return prop.runtimeType.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + prop.runtimeType.slice(1);
+		const lastChanceType = prop.runtimeType ?? prop.type;
+
+		if (!lastChanceType) {
+			console.error(`Property is malformed, it has no type or runtimeType:`, prop);
+			throw new Error(`Property ${prop.name} on ${prop.entity} entity has no type or runtimeType.`);
+		}
+
+		return lastChanceType.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + lastChanceType.slice(1);
 	}
 
 	private getPropertyDecorator(prop: EntityProperty): string {
diff --git a/src/packages/mikroorm/src/introspection/generate.ts b/src/packages/mikroorm/src/introspection/generate.ts
index a026e3ea9..fd4212e12 100644
--- a/src/packages/mikroorm/src/introspection/generate.ts
+++ b/src/packages/mikroorm/src/introspection/generate.ts
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ export const generate = async (databaseType: DatabaseType, options: ConnectionOp
 	} catch (err) {
 		if (err instanceof IntrospectionError) throw err;
 
+		console.error('Got error during introspection:');
+		console.error(err);
+
 		throw new IntrospectionError(
 			`Warning: Unable to connect to database.`,
 			hasErrorMessage(err) ? err.message : 'Please check the connection settings and try again'