diff --git a/src/items/items.resolver.ts b/src/items/items.resolver.ts
index b1b4697..055931f 100644
--- a/src/items/items.resolver.ts
+++ b/src/items/items.resolver.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export class ItemsResolver {
 
   @ResolveField()
   async parent(@Parent() item: ItemModel) {
-    if (item.parent) return item.parent;
     return this.itemsService.getItemParent(item);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/items/items.service.ts b/src/items/items.service.ts
index 8978804..1cdf8aa 100644
--- a/src/items/items.service.ts
+++ b/src/items/items.service.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ export class ItemsService {
   }
 
   async getItemParent(item: ItemModel) {
-    const itemE = await this.itemRepository.findOneOrFail(item.id);
-    return (await this.treeRepository.findAncestorsTree(itemE)).parent;
+    const childItem = await this.itemRepository.findOneOrFail(item.id, {
+      relations: ['parent'],
+    });
+    return childItem.parent;
   }
 
   async createItem(input: NewItemInput): Promise<Item> {