diff --git a/include/matador/orm/session_query_builder.hpp b/include/matador/orm/session_query_builder.hpp
index a7b3da2..1ecf344 100644
--- a/include/matador/orm/session_query_builder.hpp
+++ b/include/matador/orm/session_query_builder.hpp
@@ -280,14 +280,14 @@ void session_query_builder::on_foreign_object(const char *id, Pointer &, const u
       sql::column{next->second, pk->name()}
     );
   } else {
-    // using namespace matador::utils;
-    // using namespace matador::query;
     push(id);
+    using namespace matador::utils;
+    using namespace matador::query;
     // create select query
-    // const auto result = matador::query::query::select<typename Pointer::value_type>(schema_)
-      // .from(*foreign_table)
-      // .where(sql::column(foreign_table, id, "") == _)
-      // .prepare();
+    const auto result = matador::query::query::select<typename Pointer::value_type>(schema_)
+      .from(*foreign_table)
+      .where(sql::column(foreign_table, id, "") == _)
+      .com;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/include/matador/query/intermediates/fetchable_query.hpp b/include/matador/query/intermediates/fetchable_query.hpp
index 7aa1f88..223f710 100644
--- a/include/matador/query/intermediates/fetchable_query.hpp
+++ b/include/matador/query/intermediates/fetchable_query.hpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public:
   [[nodiscard]] utils::result<sql::statement, utils::error> prepare(sql::executor &exec) const;
 
   [[nodiscard]] std::string str(const sql::executor &exec) const;
+  [[nodiscard]] sql::query_context compile(const sql::executor &exec, query_mode mode) const;
 
 private:
   [[nodiscard]] utils::result<std::unique_ptr<sql::query_result_impl>, utils::error> fetch(const sql::executor &exec) const;
diff --git a/source/orm/query/intermediates/fetchable_query.cpp b/source/orm/query/intermediates/fetchable_query.cpp
index 04744dd..37fff2d 100644
--- a/source/orm/query/intermediates/fetchable_query.cpp
+++ b/source/orm/query/intermediates/fetchable_query.cpp
@@ -32,21 +32,21 @@ utils::result<std::optional<sql::record>, utils::error> fetchable_query::fetch_o
 }
 
 std::string fetchable_query::str(const sql::executor &exec) const {
+  return exec.str(compile(exec, query_mode::Direct));
+}
+
+sql::query_context fetchable_query::compile(const sql::executor &exec, const query_mode mode) const {
   query_compiler compiler;
-  context_->mode = query_mode::Direct;
-  return exec.str(compiler.compile(*context_, exec.dialect(), std::nullopt));
+  context_->mode = mode;
+  return compiler.compile(*context_, exec.dialect(), std::nullopt);
 }
 
 utils::result<std::unique_ptr<sql::query_result_impl>, utils::error> fetchable_query::fetch(const sql::executor &exec) const {
-  query_compiler compiler;
-  context_->mode = query_mode::Direct;
-  return exec.fetch(compiler.compile(*context_, exec.dialect(), std::nullopt));
+  return exec.fetch(compile(exec, query_mode::Direct));
 }
 
 utils::result<sql::statement, utils::error> fetchable_query::prepare(sql::executor &exec) const {
-  query_compiler compiler;
-  context_->mode = query_mode::Prepared;
-  return exec.prepare(compiler.compile(*context_, exec.dialect(), std::nullopt));
+  return exec.prepare(compile(exec, query_mode::Prepared));
 }
 
 }
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