diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 34eb2ec..27fb0ba 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 /.settings
 /.classpath
 /.project
+/.idea/
+*.iml
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/tennaito/rsql/jpa/PredicateBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/github/tennaito/rsql/jpa/PredicateBuilder.java
index 468e724..62f145b 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/tennaito/rsql/jpa/PredicateBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/tennaito/rsql/jpa/PredicateBuilder.java
@@ -216,7 +216,9 @@ public static <T> Path<?> findPropertyPath(String propertyPath, Path startRoot,
                     if (root instanceof Join) {
                         root = root.get(mappedProperty);
                     } else {
-                        root = ((From) root).join(mappedProperty);
+//                        root = ((From) root).join(mappedProperty);
+                        //http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4511368/jpa-2-criteria-fetch-path-navigation
+                        root = (Join)((From) root).fetch(mappedProperty);
                     }
                 } else {
                     LOG.log(Level.INFO, "Create property path for type {0} property {1}.", new Object[]{classMetadata.getJavaType().getName(), mappedProperty});