diff --git a/src/Database/Traits/Validation.php b/src/Database/Traits/Validation.php
index 2d8cffada..f1b2451c2 100644
--- a/src/Database/Traits/Validation.php
+++ b/src/Database/Traits/Validation.php
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ protected function getRelationValidationValue($relationName)
             !$this->relationLoaded($relationName) &&
             $this->hasDeferred($this->sessionKey, $relationName)
         ) {
-            $fetchMethod = $this->isRelationTypeSingular($relationName) ? 'first' : 'get';
-            $data = $this->$relationName()->withDeferred($this->sessionKey)->$fetchMethod();
+            $data = $this->$relationName()->withDeferred($this->sessionKey)->get();
         }
         else {
             $data = $this->$relationName;
@@ -194,12 +193,7 @@ protected function getRelationValidationValue($relationName)
             return $value;
         };
 
-        // Process singular
-        if ($this->isRelationTypeSingular($relationName)) {
-            return $processValidationValue($data);
-        }
-
-        // Process multi
+        // Cast to primitive type
         if ($data instanceof \Illuminate\Support\Collection) {
             $data = $data->all();
         }
@@ -208,6 +202,12 @@ protected function getRelationValidationValue($relationName)
             return null;
         }
 
+        // Process singular (last item)
+        if ($this->isRelationTypeSingular($relationName)) {
+            return $processValidationValue($data[array_key_last($data)]);
+        }
+
+        // Process multi
         $result = [];
 
         foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
diff --git a/src/Parse/Syntax/SyntaxModelTrait.php b/src/Parse/Syntax/SyntaxModelTrait.php
index 4bafe47cf..6e305608d 100644
--- a/src/Parse/Syntax/SyntaxModelTrait.php
+++ b/src/Parse/Syntax/SyntaxModelTrait.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public function defineSyntaxRelations()
     }
 
     /**
-     * Prepare the syntax field data for saving.
+     * getFormSyntaxData prepares the syntax field data for saving.
      */
     public function getFormSyntaxData()
     {
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ public function getFormSyntaxData()
                 continue;
             }
 
-            /*
-             * File upload
-             */
+            // File upload
             if ($params['type'] === 'fileupload' && $this->hasRelation($field)) {
                 if ($this->sessionKey) {
                     if ($image = $this->$field()->withDeferred($this->sessionKey)->first()) {
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ public function getFormSyntaxData()
     }
 
     /**
-     * Helper to get the perfect sized image.
+     * getThumbForImage helper to get the perfect sized image.
      */
     protected function getThumbForImage($image, $params = [])
     {