diff --git a/src/helma/objectmodel/db/NodeManager.java b/src/helma/objectmodel/db/NodeManager.java
index f6c1365d..2006e85b 100644
--- a/src/helma/objectmodel/db/NodeManager.java
+++ b/src/helma/objectmodel/db/NodeManager.java
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ public final class NodeManager {
 
             // if we do a groupby query (creating an intermediate layer of groupby nodes),
             // retrieve the value of that field instead of the primary key
-            String namefield = rel.accessName;
+            String namefield = (rel.groupby == null) ? rel.accessName : rel.groupby; 
             Connection con = rel.otherType.getConnection();
             String table = rel.otherType.getTableName();