diff --git a/packages/codegen-ui-react/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/studio-ui-codegen-react-forms.test.ts.snap b/packages/codegen-ui-react/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/studio-ui-codegen-react-forms.test.ts.snap
index f0c8adf5..714bb952 100644
--- a/packages/codegen-ui-react/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/studio-ui-codegen-react-forms.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/codegen-ui-react/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/studio-ui-codegen-react-forms.test.ts.snap
@@ -32139,7 +32139,8 @@ export default function UpdateOrgForm(props) {
     const queryData = async () => {
       const record = idProp ? await DataStore.query(Org, idProp) : orgModelProp;
       setOrgRecord(record);
-      const linkedComments = record ? await record.comments.toArray() : [];
+      const linkedComments =
+        (record && (await record.comments?.toArray())) || [];
       setLinkedComments(linkedComments);
     };
     queryData();
@@ -32758,15 +32759,12 @@ export default function UpdateCompositeDogForm(props) {
         ? await record.CompositeOwner
         : undefined;
       setCompositeOwner(CompositeOwnerRecord);
-      const linkedCompositeToys = record
-        ? await record.CompositeToys.toArray()
-        : [];
+      const linkedCompositeToys =
+        (record && (await record.CompositeToys?.toArray())) || [];
       setLinkedCompositeToys(linkedCompositeToys);
       const linkedCompositeVets = record
         ? await Promise.all(
-            (
-              await record.CompositeVets.toArray()
-            ).map((r) => {
+            ((await record.CompositeVets?.toArray()) || []).map((r) => {
               return r.compositeVet;
             })
           )
@@ -33887,17 +33885,14 @@ export default function UpdateCPKTeacherForm(props) {
       setCPKStudent(CPKStudentRecord);
       const linkedCPKClasses = record
         ? await Promise.all(
-            (
-              await record.CPKClasses.toArray()
-            ).map((r) => {
+            ((await record.CPKClasses?.toArray()) || []).map((r) => {
               return r.cpkClass;
             })
           )
         : [];
       setLinkedCPKClasses(linkedCPKClasses);
-      const linkedCPKProjects = record
-        ? await record.CPKProjects.toArray()
-        : [];
+      const linkedCPKProjects =
+        (record && (await record.CPKProjects?.toArray())) || [];
       setLinkedCPKProjects(linkedCPKProjects);
     };
     queryData();
@@ -37256,15 +37251,12 @@ export default function UpdateCompositeDogForm(props) {
         ? await record.CompositeOwner
         : undefined;
       setCompositeOwner(CompositeOwnerRecord);
-      const linkedCompositeToys = record
-        ? await record.CompositeToys.toArray()
-        : [];
+      const linkedCompositeToys =
+        (record && (await record.CompositeToys?.toArray())) || [];
       setLinkedCompositeToys(linkedCompositeToys);
       const linkedCompositeVets = record
         ? await Promise.all(
-            (
-              await record.CompositeVets.toArray()
-            ).map((r) => {
+            ((await record.CompositeVets?.toArray()) || []).map((r) => {
               return r.compositeVet;
             })
           )
@@ -46067,7 +46059,8 @@ export default function SchoolUpdateForm(props) {
         ? await DataStore.query(School, idProp)
         : schoolModelProp;
       setSchoolRecord(record);
-      const linkedStudents = record ? await record.Students.toArray() : [];
+      const linkedStudents =
+        (record && (await record.Students?.toArray())) || [];
       setLinkedStudents(linkedStudents);
     };
     queryData();
@@ -46643,7 +46636,7 @@ export default function SchoolUpdateForm(props) {
         ? await DataStore.query(School, idProp)
         : schoolModelProp;
       setSchoolRecord(record);
-      const linkedStudent = record ? await record.Student.toArray() : [];
+      const linkedStudent = (record && (await record.Student?.toArray())) || [];
       setLinkedStudent(linkedStudent);
     };
     queryData();
@@ -47890,9 +47883,7 @@ export default function TagUpdateForm(props) {
       setTagRecord(record);
       const linkedPosts = record
         ? await Promise.all(
-            (
-              await record.Posts.toArray()
-            ).map((r) => {
+            ((await record.Posts?.toArray()) || []).map((r) => {
               return r.post;
             })
           )
@@ -55329,7 +55320,7 @@ export default function UpdateDealershipForm(props) {
         ? await DataStore.query(Dealership, idProp)
         : dealershipModelProp;
       setDealershipRecord(record);
-      const linkedCars = record ? await record.cars.toArray() : [];
+      const linkedCars = (record && (await record.cars?.toArray())) || [];
       setLinkedCars(linkedCars);
     };
     queryData();
diff --git a/packages/codegen-ui-react/lib/__tests__/studio-ui-codegen-react-forms.test.ts b/packages/codegen-ui-react/lib/__tests__/studio-ui-codegen-react-forms.test.ts
index e5210341..1a683ba0 100644
--- a/packages/codegen-ui-react/lib/__tests__/studio-ui-codegen-react-forms.test.ts
+++ b/packages/codegen-ui-react/lib/__tests__/studio-ui-codegen-react-forms.test.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ describe('amplify form renderer tests', () => {
       expect(componentText).toContain('const postRecords = useDataStoreBinding({');
 
       // check lazy load linked data
-      expect(componentText).toContain('await record.Posts.toArray()');
+      expect(componentText).toContain('((await record.Posts?.toArray()) || []).map((r)');
 
       // check custom display value is set
       expect(componentText).toContain('Posts: (r) => r?.title');
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ describe('amplify form renderer tests', () => {
       expect(componentText).toContain('const studentRecords = useDataStoreBinding({');
 
       // check lazy load linked data
-      expect(componentText).toContain('const linkedStudents = record ? await record.Students.toArray() : [];');
+      expect(componentText).toContain('(record && (await record.Students?.toArray())) || [];');
 
       // check custom display value is set
       expect(componentText).toContain('Students: (r) => r?.name');
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ describe('amplify form renderer tests', () => {
       expect(componentText).toContain('const studentRecords = useDataStoreBinding({');
 
       // check lazy load linked data
-      expect(componentText).toContain('const linkedStudent = record ? await record.Student.toArray() : [];');
+      expect(componentText).toContain('const linkedStudent = (record && (await record.Student?.toArray())) || [];');
 
       // check custom display value is set
       expect(componentText).toContain('Student: (r) => `${r?.name ? r?.name + " - " : ""}${r?.id}`,');
diff --git a/packages/codegen-ui-react/lib/forms/form-renderer-helper/relationship.ts b/packages/codegen-ui-react/lib/forms/form-renderer-helper/relationship.ts
index 47ee653a..6add953e 100644
--- a/packages/codegen-ui-react/lib/forms/form-renderer-helper/relationship.ts
+++ b/packages/codegen-ui-react/lib/forms/form-renderer-helper/relationship.ts
@@ -1231,18 +1231,24 @@ export const buildGetRelationshipModels = (
                         factory.createCallExpression(
                           factory.createPropertyAccessExpression(
                             factory.createParenthesizedExpression(
-                              factory.createAwaitExpression(
-                                factory.createCallExpression(
-                                  factory.createPropertyAccessExpression(
-                                    factory.createPropertyAccessExpression(
-                                      factory.createIdentifier('record'),
-                                      factory.createIdentifier(fieldName),
+                              factory.createBinaryExpression(
+                                factory.createAwaitExpression(
+                                  factory.createCallChain(
+                                    factory.createPropertyAccessChain(
+                                      factory.createPropertyAccessExpression(
+                                        factory.createIdentifier('record'),
+                                        factory.createIdentifier(fieldName),
+                                      ),
+                                      factory.createToken(SyntaxKind.QuestionDotToken),
+                                      factory.createIdentifier('toArray'),
                                     ),
-                                    factory.createIdentifier('toArray'),
+                                    undefined,
+                                    undefined,
+                                    [],
                                   ),
-                                  undefined,
-                                  [],
                                 ),
+                                factory.createToken(SyntaxKind.BarBarToken),
+                                factory.createArrayLiteralExpression([], false),
                               ),
                             ),
                             factory.createIdentifier('map'),
@@ -1304,20 +1310,26 @@ export const buildGetRelationshipModels = (
               undefined,
               dataApi === 'GraphQL'
                 ? graphqlLinkedRecordsFallback(fieldName)
-                : factory.createConditionalExpression(
-                    recordIdentifier,
-                    factory.createToken(SyntaxKind.QuestionToken),
-                    factory.createAwaitExpression(
-                      factory.createCallExpression(
-                        factory.createPropertyAccessExpression(
-                          factory.createPropertyAccessExpression(recordIdentifier, factory.createIdentifier(fieldName)),
-                          factory.createIdentifier('toArray'),
+                : factory.createBinaryExpression(
+                    factory.createBinaryExpression(
+                      recordIdentifier,
+                      factory.createToken(SyntaxKind.AmpersandAmpersandToken),
+                      factory.createAwaitExpression(
+                        factory.createCallExpression(
+                          factory.createPropertyAccessChain(
+                            factory.createPropertyAccessExpression(
+                              recordIdentifier,
+                              factory.createIdentifier(fieldName),
+                            ),
+                            factory.createToken(SyntaxKind.QuestionDotToken),
+                            factory.createIdentifier('toArray'),
+                          ),
+                          undefined,
+                          [],
                         ),
-                        undefined,
-                        [],
                       ),
                     ),
-                    factory.createToken(SyntaxKind.ColonToken),
+                    factory.createToken(SyntaxKind.BarBarToken),
                     factory.createArrayLiteralExpression([], false),
                   ),
             ),