diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/producers/ChildRecordListWidgetFromRecordEntityGenericMetaDataProducer.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/producers/ChildRecordListWidgetFromRecordEntityGenericMetaDataProducer.java
index 6dac1a10..cce8ec82 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/producers/ChildRecordListWidgetFromRecordEntityGenericMetaDataProducer.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/producers/ChildRecordListWidgetFromRecordEntityGenericMetaDataProducer.java
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.producers;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.dashboard.widgets.ChildRecordListRenderer;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.MetaDataProducerInterface;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.MetaDataProducerMultiOutput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.dashboard.QWidgetMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.joins.QJoinMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.producers.annotations.ChildRecordListWidget;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.qbits.QBitProductionContext;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.CollectionUtils;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.StringUtils;
 
 
@@ -89,6 +92,26 @@ public class ChildRecordListWidgetFromRecordEntityGenericMetaDataProducer implem
       String        name = QJoinMetaData.makeInferredJoinName(parentTableName, childTableName);
       QJoinMetaData join = qInstance.getJoin(name);
 
+      if(join == null)
+      {
+         for(MetaDataProducerMultiOutput metaDataProducerMultiOutput : QBitProductionContext.getReadOnlyViewOfMetaDataProducerMultiOutputStack())
+         {
+            join = CollectionUtils.nonNullList(metaDataProducerMultiOutput.getEach(QJoinMetaData.class)).stream()
+               .filter(t -> t.getName().equals(name))
+               .findFirst().orElse(null);
+
+            if(join != null)
+            {
+               break;
+            }
+         }
+      }
+
+      if(join == null)
+      {
+         throw (new QException("Could not find joinMetaData: " + name));
+      }
+
       QWidgetMetaData widget = ChildRecordListRenderer.widgetMetaDataBuilder(join)
          .withName(name)
          .withLabel(childRecordListWidget.label())