diff --git a/expecter_adapter.go b/expecter_adapter.go
index 5ccc7271..62929678 100644
--- a/expecter_adapter.go
+++ b/expecter_adapter.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func init() {
 // Adapter provides an abstract interface over concrete mock database
 // implementations (e.g. go-sqlmock or go-testdb)
 type Adapter interface {
-	ExpectQuery(stmts ...string) ExpectedQuery
+	ExpectQuery(stmts ...Stmt) ExpectedQuery
 	ExpectExec(stmt string) ExpectedExec
 	AssertExpectations() error
 }
@@ -50,14 +50,8 @@ func NewSqlmockAdapter(dialect string, args ...interface{}) (*DB, Adapter, error
 
 // ExpectQuery wraps the underlying mock method for setting a query
 // expectation. It accepts multiple statements in the event of preloading
-func (a *SqlmockAdapter) ExpectQuery(stmts ...string) ExpectedQuery {
-	var queries []*sqlmock.ExpectedQuery
-
-	for _, stmt := range stmts {
-		queries = append(queries, a.mocker.ExpectQuery(stmt))
-	}
-
-	return &SqlmockQuery{queries: queries}
+func (a *SqlmockAdapter) ExpectQuery(queries ...Stmt) ExpectedQuery {
+	return &SqlmockQuery{mock: a.mocker, queries: queries}
 }
 
 // ExpectExec wraps the underlying mock method for setting a exec
diff --git a/expecter_result.go b/expecter_result.go
index f5c35c93..f8faab5b 100644
--- a/expecter_result.go
+++ b/expecter_result.go
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
+	"regexp"
 
-	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	sqlmock "gopkg.in/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock.v1"
 )
 
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ type ExpectedExec interface {
 
 // SqlmockQuery implements Query for go-sqlmock
 type SqlmockQuery struct {
-	queries []*sqlmock.ExpectedQuery
+	mock    sqlmock.Sqlmock
+	queries []Stmt
 }
 
 func getRowForFields(fields []*Field) []driver.Value {
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ func getRowForFields(fields []*Field) []driver.Value {
 	return values
 }
 
-func getRelationRows(rVal reflect.Value, fieldName string, relation *Relationship) (*sqlmock.Rows, bool) {
+func (q *SqlmockQuery) getRelationRows(rVal reflect.Value, fieldName string, relation *Relationship) (*sqlmock.Rows, bool) {
 	var (
 		rows    *sqlmock.Rows
 		columns []string
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ func getRelationRows(rVal reflect.Value, fieldName string, relation *Relationshi
 
 	// we need to check for zero values
 	if reflect.DeepEqual(rVal.Interface(), reflect.New(rVal.Type()).Elem().Interface()) {
-		spew.Printf("FOUND EMPTY INTERFACE FOR %s\r\n", fieldName)
+		// spew.Printf("FOUND EMPTY INTERFACE FOR %s\r\n", fieldName)
 		return nil, false
 	}
 
@@ -102,8 +103,8 @@ func getRelationRows(rVal reflect.Value, fieldName string, relation *Relationshi
 				columns = append(columns, field.DBName)
 			}
 		}
-		spew.Printf("___GENERATING ROWS FOR %s___\r\n", fieldName)
-		spew.Printf("___COLUMNS___:\r\n%s\r\n", spew.Sdump(columns))
+		// spew.Printf("___GENERATING ROWS FOR %s___\r\n", fieldName)
+		// spew.Printf("___COLUMNS___:\r\n%s\r\n", spew.Sdump(columns))
 		columns = append(columns, "user_id", "language_id")
 
 		rows = sqlmock.NewRows(columns)
@@ -126,36 +127,21 @@ func getRelationRows(rVal reflect.Value, fieldName string, relation *Relationshi
 	}
 }
 
-func (q *SqlmockQuery) getRowsForOutType(out interface{}) []*sqlmock.Rows {
-	var (
-		columns   []string
-		relations = make(map[string]*Relationship)
-		rowsSet   []*sqlmock.Rows
-	)
-
+func (q *SqlmockQuery) getDestRows(out interface{}) *sqlmock.Rows {
+	var columns []string
 	for _, field := range (&Scope{}).New(out).GetModelStruct().StructFields {
-		// we get the primary model's columns here
 		if field.IsNormal {
 			columns = append(columns, field.DBName)
 		}
-
-		// check relations
-		if !field.IsNormal {
-			relationVal := reflect.ValueOf(field.Relationship)
-			isNil := relationVal.IsNil()
-
-			if !isNil {
-				relations[field.Name] = field.Relationship
-			}
-		}
 	}
 
 	rows := sqlmock.NewRows(columns)
-
 	outVal := indirect(reflect.ValueOf(out))
 
+	// SELECT multiple columns
 	if outVal.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
 		outSlice := []interface{}{}
+
 		for i := 0; i < outVal.Len(); i++ {
 			outSlice = append(outSlice, outVal.Index(i).Interface())
 		}
@@ -164,39 +150,45 @@ func (q *SqlmockQuery) getRowsForOutType(out interface{}) []*sqlmock.Rows {
 			scope := &Scope{Value: outElem}
 			row := getRowForFields(scope.Fields())
 			rows = rows.AddRow(row...)
-			rowsSet = append(rowsSet, rows)
 		}
-	} else if outVal.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+	} else if outVal.Kind() == reflect.Struct { // SELECT with LIMIT 1
 		scope := &Scope{Value: out}
 		row := getRowForFields(scope.Fields())
 		rows = rows.AddRow(row...)
-		rowsSet = append(rowsSet, rows)
-
-		for name, relation := range relations {
-			rVal := outVal.FieldByName(name)
-			relationRows, hasRows := getRelationRows(rVal, name, relation)
-
-			if hasRows {
-				spew.Printf("___GENERATED ROWS FOR %s___\r\n: %s\r\n", name, spew.Sdump(relationRows))
-				rowsSet = append(rowsSet, relationRows)
-			}
-		}
 	} else {
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("Can only get rows for slice or struct"))
 	}
 
-	return rowsSet
+	return rows
 }
 
 // Returns accepts an out type which should either be a struct or slice. Under
 // the hood, it converts a gorm model struct to sql.Rows that can be passed to
 // the underlying mock db
 func (q *SqlmockQuery) Returns(out interface{}) ExpectedQuery {
-	rows := q.getRowsForOutType(out)
+	scope := (&Scope{}).New(out)
+	outVal := indirect(reflect.ValueOf(out))
 
-	for i, query := range q.queries {
-		query.WillReturnRows(rows[i])
-		spew.Printf("___SET RETURN ROW___: %s", spew.Sdump(rows[i]))
+	// rows := q.getRowsForOutType(out)
+	destQuery := q.queries[0]
+	subQueries := q.queries[1:]
+
+	// main query always at the head of the slice
+	q.mock.ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta(destQuery.sql)).
+		WillReturnRows(q.getDestRows(out))
+
+	// subqueries are preload
+	for _, subQuery := range subQueries {
+		if subQuery.preload != "" {
+			if field, ok := scope.FieldByName(subQuery.preload); ok {
+				expectation := q.mock.ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta(subQuery.sql))
+				rows, hasRows := q.getRelationRows(outVal.FieldByName(subQuery.preload), subQuery.preload, field.Relationship)
+
+				if hasRows {
+					expectation.WillReturnRows(rows)
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	return q