diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyAssocMany.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyAssocMany.java
index 156b3a1b2..ac0b83a4b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyAssocMany.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyAssocMany.java
@@ -153,8 +153,9 @@ public class BeanPropertyAssocMany<T> extends BeanPropertyAssoc<T> {
   	        if (i > 0) {
   	          sb.append(", ");
   	        }
-  	        // these fkcolumns always on base table hence t0 as alias
-  	        sb.append("t0.").append(exportedProperties[i].getForeignDbColumn()); 
+  	        // these fk columns are either on the intersection (int_) or base table (t0) 
+  	        String fkTableAlias = isManyToMany() ? "int_" : "t0";
+  	        sb.append(fkTableAlias).append(".").append(exportedProperties[i].getForeignDbColumn()); 
   	      }
   	      if (fetchOrderBy != null) {
   	        sb.append(", ").append(fetchOrderBy);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/m2m/TestM2MDeleteNoCascade.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/m2m/TestM2MDeleteNoCascade.java
index 38d275e29..f7698f031 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/m2m/TestM2MDeleteNoCascade.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/m2m/TestM2MDeleteNoCascade.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.avaje.tests.m2m;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 import javax.persistence.PersistenceException;
 
 import org.junit.Assert;
@@ -27,6 +29,11 @@ public class TestM2MDeleteNoCascade extends BaseTestCase {
 
     Ebean.save(u0);
 
+    MnocUser loadedUser = Ebean.find(MnocUser.class, u0.getUserId());
+    List<MnocRole> validRoles = loadedUser.getValidRoles();
+    
+    Assert.assertEquals(2, validRoles.size());
+    
     try {
       Ebean.delete(u0);
       Assert.assertTrue("expecting an exception", false);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/MnocUser.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/MnocUser.java
index 124b409a2..c17a3cf6f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/MnocUser.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/MnocUser.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import javax.persistence.CascadeType;
 import javax.persistence.Entity;
 import javax.persistence.Id;
 import javax.persistence.ManyToMany;
+import javax.persistence.OrderBy;
 import javax.persistence.Version;
 
 @Entity
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ public class MnocUser {
 
     // No cascade REMOVE
     @ManyToMany(cascade=CascadeType.PERSIST)
+    @OrderBy("roleName")
     List<MnocRole> validRoles;
     
     public MnocUser() {