diff --git a/src/helper.ts b/src/helper.ts
index 9aa0feb..6acba04 100644
--- a/src/helper.ts
+++ b/src/helper.ts
@@ -180,22 +180,11 @@ export function fixColumnAlias(
 ): string {
     if (isRelation) {
         if (isVirtualProperty && query) {
-            return `(${query(`${alias}_${properties.propertyPath}_rel`)})` // () is needed to avoid parameter conflict
+            return `(${query(`${alias}_${properties.propertyPath}`)})` // () is needed to avoid parameter conflict
         } else if ((isVirtualProperty && !query) || properties.isNested) {
-            if (properties.propertyName.includes('.')) {
-                const propertyPath = properties.propertyName.split('.')
-                const nestedRelations = propertyPath
-                    .slice(0, -1)
-                    .map((v) => `${v}_rel`)
-                    .join('_')
-                const nestedCol = propertyPath[propertyPath.length - 1]
-
-                return `${alias}_${properties.propertyPath}_rel_${nestedRelations}.${nestedCol}`
-            } else {
-                return `${alias}_${properties.propertyPath}_rel_${properties.propertyName}`
-            }
+            return `${alias}_${properties.propertyPath}_${properties.propertyName}`
         } else {
-            return `${alias}_${properties.propertyPath}_rel.${properties.propertyName}`
+            return `${alias}_${properties.propertyPath}.${properties.propertyName}`
         }
     } else if (isVirtualProperty) {
         return query ? `(${query(`${alias}`)})` : `${alias}_${properties.propertyName}`
diff --git a/src/paginate.ts b/src/paginate.ts
index 46f061e..722a487 100644
--- a/src/paginate.ts
+++ b/src/paginate.ts
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ function flattenWhereAndTransform<T>(
                             ? ''
                             : `_${pathSplit
                                   .slice(0, -1)
-                                  .map((p) => p + '_rel')
+                                  .map((p) => p)
                                   .join('_')}`
                     const tableName = pathSplit[pathSplit.length - 1]
                     const tableAliasWithProperty = `${queryBuilder.alias}${fullPath}.${tableName}`
-                    const joinTableAlias = `${queryBuilder.alias}${fullPath}_${tableName}_rel`
+                    const joinTableAlias = `${queryBuilder.alias}${fullPath}_${tableName}`
 
                     const baseTableAlias = allJoinedTables[joinTableAlias]
 
@@ -229,11 +229,11 @@ export async function paginate<T extends ObjectLiteral>(
 
                 queryBuilder.leftJoinAndSelect(
                     `${alias ?? prefix}.${relationName}`,
-                    `${alias ?? prefix}_${relationName}_rel`
+                    `${alias ?? prefix}_${relationName}`
                 )
 
                 if (typeof relationSchema === 'object') {
-                    createQueryBuilderRelations(relationName, relationSchema, `${alias ?? prefix}_${relationName}_rel`)
+                    createQueryBuilderRelations(relationName, relationSchema, `${alias ?? prefix}_${relationName}`)
                 }
             })
         }