diff --git a/callbacks/query.go b/callbacks/query.go
index df5b4d60..11753472 100644
--- a/callbacks/query.go
+++ b/callbacks/query.go
@@ -175,36 +175,26 @@ func Preload(db *gorm.DB) {
 	if db.Error == nil && len(db.Statement.Preloads) > 0 {
 		preloadMap := map[string]map[string][]interface{}{}
 		for name := range db.Statement.Preloads {
-			if name == clause.Associations {
+			preloadFields := strings.Split(name, ".")
+			if preloadFields[0] == clause.Associations {
 				for _, rel := range db.Statement.Schema.Relationships.Relations {
 					if rel.Schema == db.Statement.Schema {
 						if _, ok := preloadMap[rel.Name]; !ok {
 							preloadMap[rel.Name] = map[string][]interface{}{}
 						}
+
+						if value := strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimPrefix(name, preloadFields[0]), "."); value != "" {
+							preloadMap[rel.Name][value] = db.Statement.Preloads[name]
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
-				preloadFields := strings.Split(name, ".")
-				if preloadFields[0] == clause.Associations {
-					for _, rel := range db.Statement.Schema.Relationships.Relations {
-						if rel.Schema == db.Statement.Schema {
-							if _, ok := preloadMap[rel.Name]; !ok {
-								preloadMap[rel.Name] = map[string][]interface{}{}
-							}
+				if _, ok := preloadMap[preloadFields[0]]; !ok {
+					preloadMap[preloadFields[0]] = map[string][]interface{}{}
+				}
 
-							if value := strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimPrefix(name, preloadFields[0]), "."); value != "" {
-								preloadMap[rel.Name][value] = db.Statement.Preloads[name]
-							}
-						}
-					}
-				} else {
-					if _, ok := preloadMap[preloadFields[0]]; !ok {
-						preloadMap[preloadFields[0]] = map[string][]interface{}{}
-					}
-
-					if value := strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimPrefix(name, preloadFields[0]), "."); value != "" {
-						preloadMap[preloadFields[0]][value] = db.Statement.Preloads[name]
-					}
+				if value := strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimPrefix(name, preloadFields[0]), "."); value != "" {
+					preloadMap[preloadFields[0]][value] = db.Statement.Preloads[name]
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/tests/go.mod b/tests/go.mod
index 20d7206a..0765142c 100644
--- a/tests/go.mod
+++ b/tests/go.mod
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.1
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.6.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.5.1
-	gorm.io/driver/mysql v1.0.4
+	gorm.io/driver/mysql v1.0.5
 	gorm.io/driver/postgres v1.0.8
 	gorm.io/driver/sqlite v1.1.4
 	gorm.io/driver/sqlserver v1.0.6
-	gorm.io/gorm v1.20.12
+	gorm.io/gorm v1.21.3
 )
 
 replace gorm.io/gorm => ../
diff --git a/tests/preload_test.go b/tests/preload_test.go
index 4b31b12c..c9f5d278 100644
--- a/tests/preload_test.go
+++ b/tests/preload_test.go
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ func TestNestedPreload(t *testing.T) {
 	DB.Preload("Pets.Toy").Find(&user2, "id = ?", user.ID)
 
 	CheckUser(t, user2, user)
+
+	var user3 User
+	DB.Preload(clause.Associations+"."+clause.Associations).Find(&user3, "id = ?", user.ID)
+	CheckUser(t, user3, user)
 }
 
 func TestNestedPreloadForSlice(t *testing.T) {