Marcus Dawideit ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=627e19c... ) *commented* on HHH-15271 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15271?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiYjI1M2... ) Re: Don't initialize lazy associations via merge ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15271?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiYjI1M2... ) That sounds like a great idea. This would also fix our original problem. ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15271#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15271#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Get Jira notifications on your phone! Download the Jira Cloud app for Android ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atlassian.android.jira.... ) or iOS ( https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1006972087?pt=696495&ct=Em... ) This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT#100227- sha1:6a5b8c4 )