diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c0aded0..a3eabe39 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The fantastic ORM library for Golang, aims to be developer friendly.
 * Hooks (Before/After Create/Save/Update/Delete/Find)
 * Eager loading with `Preload`, `Joins`
 * Transactions, Nested Transactions, Save Point, RollbackTo to Saved Point
-* Context, Prepared Statment Mode, DryRun Mode
+* Context, Prepared Statement Mode, DryRun Mode
 * Batch Insert, FindInBatches, Find To Map
 * SQL Builder, Upsert, Locking, Optimizer/Index/Comment Hints, NamedArg, Search/Update/Create with SQL Expr
 * Composite Primary Key
diff --git a/association.go b/association.go
index 4c55c7e1..3a2942fd 100644
--- a/association.go
+++ b/association.go
@@ -385,7 +385,9 @@ func (association *Association) saveAssociation(clear bool, values ...interface{
 	for name, ok := range selectColumns {
 		columnName := ""
 		if strings.HasPrefix(name, association.Relationship.Name) {
-			columnName = strings.TrimPrefix(name, association.Relationship.Name)
+			if columnName = strings.TrimPrefix(name, association.Relationship.Name); columnName == ".*" {
+				columnName = name
+			}
 		} else if strings.HasPrefix(name, clause.Associations) {
 			columnName = name
 		}
@@ -404,7 +406,15 @@ func (association *Association) saveAssociation(clear bool, values ...interface{
 			selectedSaveColumns = append(selectedSaveColumns, ref.ForeignKey.Name)
 		}
 	}
-	associationDB := association.DB.Session(&Session{}).Model(nil).Select(selectedSaveColumns).Session(&Session{})
+
+	associationDB := association.DB.Session(&Session{}).Model(nil)
+	if !association.DB.FullSaveAssociations {
+		associationDB.Select(selectedSaveColumns)
+	}
+	if len(omitColumns) > 0 {
+		associationDB.Omit(omitColumns...)
+	}
+	associationDB = associationDB.Session(&Session{})
 
 	switch reflectValue.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Slice, reflect.Array:
diff --git a/callbacks/query.go b/callbacks/query.go
index fff46d57..05b572f0 100644
--- a/callbacks/query.go
+++ b/callbacks/query.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func Preload(db *gorm.DB) {
 			if name == clause.Associations {
 				for _, rel := range db.Statement.Schema.Relationships.Relations {
 					if rel.Schema == db.Statement.Schema {
-						preloadMap[rel.Name] = nil
+						preloadMap[rel.Name] = map[string][]interface{}{}
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
diff --git a/gorm.go b/gorm.go
index 88885407..1109e8cd 100644
--- a/gorm.go
+++ b/gorm.go
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ func (db *DB) Session(config *Session) *DB {
 			clone:     1,
 		}
 	)
-
 	if config.CreateBatchSize > 0 {
 		tx.Config.CreateBatchSize = config.CreateBatchSize
 	}