diff --git a/Code/CoreData/RKRelationshipConnectionOperation.m b/Code/CoreData/RKRelationshipConnectionOperation.m
index 420d2d64..f8416931 100644
--- a/Code/CoreData/RKRelationshipConnectionOperation.m
+++ b/Code/CoreData/RKRelationshipConnectionOperation.m
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ static NSDictionary *RKConnectionAttributeValuesWithObject(RKConnectionDescripti
             connectionResult = managedObjects;
         } else {
             if ([managedObjects count] > 1) RKLogWarning(@"Retrieved %ld objects satisfying connection criteria for one-to-one relationship connection: only the first result will be connected.", (long) [managedObjects count]);
+            if ([managedObjects count]) connectionResult = managedObjects[0];
         }
     } else if ([self.connection isKeyPathConnection]) {
         connectionResult = [self.managedObject valueForKeyPath:self.connection.keyPath];