diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/tables/ExposedJoin.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/tables/ExposedJoin.java
index 6c3fa7b0..67dd503e 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/tables/ExposedJoin.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/tables/ExposedJoin.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables;
 
 
 import java.util.List;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.context.QContext;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.QLogger;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ public class ExposedJoin
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
+   @JsonIgnore
    public boolean getIsMany()
    {
       return (getIsMany(QContext.getQInstance()));
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ public class ExposedJoin
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
+   @JsonIgnore
    public Boolean getIsMany(QInstance qInstance)
    {
       if(isMany == null)
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/YamlUtilsTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/YamlUtilsTest.java
index a41afa18..3c1c7c95 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/YamlUtilsTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/YamlUtilsTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.BaseTest;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 /*******************************************************************************
  ** Unit test for YamlUtils
  *******************************************************************************/
-class YamlUtilsTest
+class YamlUtilsTest extends BaseTest
 {
 
    /*******************************************************************************