diff --git a/LeStorage/StoreCenter.swift b/LeStorage/StoreCenter.swift
index d85ee98..13df1bf 100644
--- a/LeStorage/StoreCenter.swift
+++ b/LeStorage/StoreCenter.swift
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ public class StoreCenter {
         self._deleteLogs.addOrUpdate(instance: dataLog)
     }
 
-    func relationshipStore<T: SyncedStorable>(instance: T, relationship: Relationship) -> Store? {
+    func relationshipStore<T: Storable>(instance: T, relationship: Relationship) -> Store? {
         switch relationship.storeLookup {
         case .main: return Store.main
         case .child: return self._storeLibrary[instance.stringId]
@@ -821,9 +821,21 @@ public class StoreCenter {
         }
     }
     
-    func isReferenced<T: SyncedStorable>(instance: T) -> Bool {
+    func hasDirectReference<T: Storable, S: Storable>(instance: T, relationshipType: S.Type, relationship: Relationship) -> Bool {
+        if let referenceId = instance[keyPath: relationship.keyPath] as? S.ID, let store = self.relationshipStore(instance: instance, relationship: relationship) {
+            let instance: S? = store.findById(referenceId)
+            return instance != nil
+        }
+        return false
+    }
+    
+    func isReferenced<T: Storable>(instance: T) -> Bool {
         let relationships = T.relationships()
         for relationship in relationships {
+            if self.hasDirectReference(instance: instance, relationshipType: relationship.type, relationship: relationship) {
+                return true
+            }
+            
             if let store = self.relationshipStore(instance: instance, relationship: relationship) {
                 if store.isReferenced(collectionType: relationship.type, type: T.self, id: instance.stringId) {
                     return true
diff --git a/LeStorage/StoredCollection.swift b/LeStorage/StoredCollection.swift
index f5edc96..a472a44 100644
--- a/LeStorage/StoredCollection.swift
+++ b/LeStorage/StoredCollection.swift
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ public class StoredCollection<T: Storable>: SomeCollection {
         
         guard let manager = self.pendingOperationManager, manager.items.isNotEmpty else { return }
 
-        Logger.log(">>> Merge pending: \(manager.items.count)")
+        Logger.log(">>> Merge pending \(manager.typeName): \(manager.items.count)")
         for item in manager.items {
             let data = item.data
             switch item.method {