diff --git a/lib/jsonapi/resource_tree.rb b/lib/jsonapi/resource_tree.rb
index 7f873c324..0d8437f1c 100644
--- a/lib/jsonapi/resource_tree.rb
+++ b/lib/jsonapi/resource_tree.rb
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def load_included(resource_klass, source_resource_tree, include_related, options
                                                                    find_related_resource_options)
 
         related_resource_tree = source_resource_tree.get_related_resource_tree(relationship)
-        related_resource_tree.add_resource_fragments(related_fragments, include_related[key][include_related])
+        related_resource_tree.add_resource_fragments(related_fragments, include_related[key][:include_related])
 
         # Now recursively get the related resources for the currently found resources
         load_included(relationship.resource_klass,
diff --git a/test/controllers/controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/controller_test.rb
index af72da60e..e2568f979 100644
--- a/test/controllers/controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/controller_test.rb
@@ -4371,7 +4371,8 @@ def test_complex_includes_things_nested_things
                             "links" => {
                                 "self" => "http://test.host/api/things/40/relationships/things",
                                 "related" => "http://test.host/api/things/40/things"
-                            }
+                            },
+                            "data"=>[]
                         }
                     }
                 },