diff --git "a/src/api/routes/applications/\043application_id/bot/index.ts" "b/src/api/routes/applications/\043application_id/bot/index.ts"
index 835225e..901f386 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/applications/\043application_id/bot/index.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/applications/\043application_id/bot/index.ts"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         const app = await Application.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: req.params.application_id },
-            relations: ["owner"],
+            relations: { owner: true },
         });
 
         if (app.owner.id != req.user_id) throw DiscordApiErrors.ACTION_NOT_AUTHORIZED_ON_APPLICATION;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 
         const app = await Application.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: req.params.application_id },
-            relations: ["bot", "owner"],
+            relations: { bot: true, owner: true },
         });
 
         if (!app.bot) throw DiscordApiErrors.BOT_ONLY_ENDPOINT;
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/applications/\043application_id/index.ts" "b/src/api/routes/applications/\043application_id/index.ts"
index 22340e9..1576df8 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/applications/\043application_id/index.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/applications/\043application_id/index.ts"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         const app = await Application.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: req.params.application_id },
-            relations: ["owner", "bot"],
+            relations: { owner: true, bot: true },
         });
         if (app.owner.id != req.user_id) throw DiscordApiErrors.ACTION_NOT_AUTHORIZED_ON_APPLICATION;
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
         const app = await Application.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: req.params.application_id },
-            relations: ["owner", "bot"],
+            relations: { owner: true, bot: true },
         });
 
         if (app.owner.id != req.user_id) throw DiscordApiErrors.ACTION_NOT_AUTHORIZED_ON_APPLICATION;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         const app = await Application.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: req.params.application_id },
-            relations: ["bot", "owner"],
+            relations: { bot: true, owner: true },
         });
         if (app.owner.id != req.user_id) throw DiscordApiErrors.ACTION_NOT_AUTHORIZED_ON_APPLICATION;
 
diff --git a/src/api/routes/applications/@me.ts b/src/api/routes/applications/@me.ts
index 1c4a753..7e315a5 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/applications/@me.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/applications/@me.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         const app = await Application.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: req.user_id },
-            relations: ["owner", "bot"],
+            relations: { owner: true, bot: true },
         });
 
         return res.json(app);
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
         const app = await Application.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: req.user_id },
-            relations: ["owner", "bot"],
+            relations: { owner: true, bot: true },
         });
 
         if (body.icon) {
diff --git a/src/api/routes/applications/index.ts b/src/api/routes/applications/index.ts
index e719e44..0740c2f 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/applications/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/applications/index.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         const results = await Application.find({
             where: { owner: { id: req.user_id } },
-            relations: ["owner", "bot"],
+            relations: { owner: true, bot: true },
         });
         res.json(results).status(200);
     },
diff --git a/src/api/routes/auth/login.ts b/src/api/routes/auth/login.ts
index 8b2e039..466d264 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/auth/login.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/auth/login.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         const user = await User.findOneOrFail({
             where: [{ phone: login }, { email: login }],
             select: { data: true, id: true, disabled: true, deleted: true, totp_secret: true, mfa_enabled: true, webauthn_enabled: true, security_keys: true, verified: true },
-            relations: ["security_keys", "settings"],
+            relations: { security_keys: true, settings: true },
         }).catch(() => {
             throw FieldErrors({
                 login: {
diff --git a/src/api/routes/auth/mfa/totp.ts b/src/api/routes/auth/mfa/totp.ts
index dd10769..366fb10 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/auth/mfa/totp.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/auth/mfa/totp.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
                 totp_last_ticket: ticket,
             },
             select: { id: true, totp_secret: true },
-            relations: ["settings"],
+            relations: { settings: true },
         });
 
         const backup = await BackupCode.findOne({
diff --git a/src/api/routes/auth/mfa/webauthn.ts b/src/api/routes/auth/mfa/webauthn.ts
index 0bc91cf..3359767 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/auth/mfa/webauthn.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/auth/mfa/webauthn.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
                 totp_last_ticket: ticket,
             },
             select: { id: true },
-            relations: ["settings"],
+            relations: { settings: true },
         });
 
         const ret = await verifyWebAuthnToken(ticket);
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/index.ts" "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/index.ts"
index 37909a9..4c16798 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/index.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/index.ts"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
         const channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: channel_id },
-            relations: ["recipients"],
+            relations: { recipients: true },
         });
 
         if (channel.type === ChannelType.DM) {
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/\043message_id/index.ts" "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/\043message_id/index.ts"
index 6457c7e..934efc3 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/\043message_id/index.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/\043message_id/index.ts"
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
         const message = await Message.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: message_id, channel_id },
-            relations: ["attachments"],
+            relations: { attachments: true },
         });
 
         const permissions = await getPermission(req.user_id, undefined, channel_id);
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
         }
         const channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: channel_id },
-            relations: ["recipients", "recipients.user"],
+            relations: { recipients: { user: true } },
         });
 
         const embeds = body.embeds || [];
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
 
         const message = await Message.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: message_id, channel_id },
-            relations: ["attachments"],
+            relations: { attachments: true },
         });
 
         const permissions = await getPermission(req.user_id, undefined, channel_id);
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/index.ts" "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/index.ts"
index 272fa8a..6b18e2c 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/index.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/index.ts"
@@ -118,25 +118,26 @@
             order: { timestamp: "DESC" },
             take: limit,
             where: { channel_id },
-            relations: [
-                "author",
-                "webhook",
-                "application",
-                "mentions",
-                "mention_roles",
-                "mention_channels",
-                "sticker_items",
-                "attachments",
-                "referenced_message",
-                "referenced_message.author",
-                "referenced_message.webhook",
-                "referenced_message.application",
-                "referenced_message.mentions",
-                "referenced_message.mention_roles",
-                "referenced_message.mention_channels",
-                "referenced_message.sticker_items",
-                "referenced_message.attachments",
-            ],
+            relations: {
+                author: true,
+                webhook: true,
+                application: true,
+                mentions: true,
+                mention_roles: true,
+                mention_channels: true,
+                sticker_items: true,
+                attachments: true,
+                referenced_message: {
+                    author: true,
+                    webhook: true,
+                    application: true,
+                    mentions: true,
+                    mention_roles: true,
+                    mention_channels: true,
+                    sticker_items: true,
+                    attachments: true,
+                },
+            },
         };
 
         let messages: Message[];
@@ -265,7 +266,10 @@
                     if (msg.message_reference!.guild_id) whereOptions.guild_id = msg.message_reference!.guild_id;
                     if (msg.message_reference!.channel_id) whereOptions.channel_id = msg.message_reference!.channel_id;
 
-                    msg.referenced_message = await Message.findOne({ where: whereOptions, relations: ["author", "mentions", "mention_roles", "mention_channels"] });
+                    msg.referenced_message = await Message.findOne({
+                        where: whereOptions,
+                        relations: { author: true, mentions: true, mention_roles: true, mention_channels: true },
+                    });
                 }),
         );
 
@@ -323,7 +327,7 @@
 
         const channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: channel_id },
-            relations: ["recipients", "recipients.user"],
+            relations: { recipients: { user: true } },
         });
         if (!channel.isWritable()) {
             throw new HTTPError(`Cannot send messages to channel of type ${channel.type}`, 400);
@@ -434,7 +438,7 @@
             if (!message.member) {
                 message.member = await Member.findOneOrFail({
                     where: { id: req.user_id, guild_id: message.guild_id },
-                    relations: ["roles"],
+                    relations: { roles: true },
                 });
             }
 
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/pins/index.ts" "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/pins/index.ts"
index 2355c8b..3316d15 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/pins/index.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/pins/index.ts"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
         const message = await Message.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: message_id },
-            relations: ["author"],
+            relations: { author: true },
         });
 
         // * in dm channels anyone can pin messages -> only check for guilds
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 
         const message = await Message.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: message_id },
-            relations: ["author"],
+            relations: { author: true },
         });
 
         if (message.guild_id) req.permission?.hasThrow("MANAGE_MESSAGES");
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 
         const pins = await Message.find({
             where: { channel_id: channel_id, pinned_at: Not(IsNull()) },
-            relations: ["author"],
+            relations: { author: true },
             order: { pinned_at: "DESC" },
         });
 
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/search.ts" "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/search.ts"
index ed1dfc3..1a371cc 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/search.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/search.ts"
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
                     id: channel_id,
                 },
             },
-            relations: ["author", "webhook", "application", "mentions", "mention_roles", "mention_channels", "sticker_items", "attachments"],
+            relations: { author: true, webhook: true, application: true, mentions: true, mention_roles: true, mention_channels: true, sticker_items: true, attachments: true },
             skip: offset ? Number(offset) : 0,
         };
         //@ts-ignore
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/pins.ts" "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/pins.ts"
index 8e56a54..d94d4f3 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/pins.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/pins.ts"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
         const message = await Message.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: message_id },
-            relations: ["author"],
+            relations: { author: true },
         });
 
         // * in dm channels anyone can pin messages -> only check for guilds
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 
         const message = await Message.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: message_id },
-            relations: ["author"],
+            relations: { author: true },
         });
 
         if (message.guild_id) req.permission?.hasThrow("MANAGE_MESSAGES");
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 
         const pins = await Message.find({
             where: { channel_id: channel_id, pinned_at: Not(IsNull()) },
-            relations: ["author"],
+            relations: { author: true },
             order: { pinned_at: "DESC" },
         });
 
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/purge.ts" "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/purge.ts"
index 3a46beb..90f8c6d 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/purge.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/purge.ts"
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
                 author_id: rights.has("SELF_DELETE_MESSAGES") ? undefined : Not(req.user_id),
                 // if you lack the right of self-deletion, you can't delete your own messages, even in purges
             },
-            relations: ["author", "webhook", "application", "mentions", "mention_roles", "mention_channels", "sticker_items", "attachments"],
+            relations: { author: true, webhook: true, application: true, mentions: true, mention_roles: true, mention_channels: true, sticker_items: true, attachments: true },
         };
 
         const messages = await Message.find(query);
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/recipients.ts" "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/recipients.ts"
index d0af3b4..c001f84 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/recipients.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/recipients.ts"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         const { channel_id, user_id } = req.params;
         const channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: channel_id },
-            relations: ["recipients"],
+            relations: { recipients: true },
         });
 
         if (channel.type !== ChannelType.GROUP_DM) {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         const { channel_id, user_id } = req.params;
         const channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: channel_id },
-            relations: ["recipients"],
+            relations: { recipients: true },
         });
         if (!(channel.type === ChannelType.GROUP_DM && (channel.owner_id === req.user_id || user_id === req.user_id))) throw DiscordApiErrors.MISSING_PERMISSIONS;
 
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/typing.ts" "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/typing.ts"
index a41ab7f..b5b2cd1 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/typing.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/typing.ts"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         });
         const member = await Member.findOne({
             where: { id: user_id, guild_id: channel.guild_id },
-            relations: ["roles", "user"],
+            relations: { roles: true, user: true },
         });
         await emitEvent({
             event: "TYPING_START",
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/webhooks.ts" "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/webhooks.ts"
index 1c3c980..994bab2 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/webhooks.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/webhooks.ts"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         const { channel_id } = req.params;
         const webhooks = await Webhook.find({
             where: { channel_id },
-            relations: ["user", "channel", "source_channel", "guild", "source_guild", "application"],
+            relations: { user: true, channel: true, source_channel: true, guild: true, source_guild: true, application: true },
         });
 
         return res.json(
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/emojis.ts" "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/emojis.ts"
index f256ce3..5bc0343 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/emojis.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/emojis.ts"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
         const emojis = await Emoji.find({
             where: { guild_id: guild_id },
-            relations: ["user"],
+            relations: { user: true },
         });
 
         return res.json(emojis);
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
         const emoji = await Emoji.findOneOrFail({
             where: { guild_id: guild_id, id: emoji_id },
-            relations: ["user"],
+            relations: { user: true },
         });
 
         return res.json(emoji);
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/index.ts" "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/index.ts"
index 38cc913..8bb9e7d 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/index.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/index.ts"
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 
         const guild = await Guild.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: guild_id },
-            relations: ["emojis", "roles", "stickers"],
+            relations: { emojis: true, roles: true, stickers: true },
         });
 
         // trying to `select` this fails
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/members/\043member_id/index.ts" "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/members/\043member_id/index.ts"
index 81cda18..6a9cfc5 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/members/\043member_id/index.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/members/\043member_id/index.ts"
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
         const member = await Member.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: member_id, guild_id },
-            relations: ["roles", "user"],
+            relations: { roles: true, user: true },
             select: {
                 index: true,
                 // only grab public member props
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 
         const member = await Member.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: member_id, guild_id },
-            relations: ["roles", "user"],
+            relations: { roles: true, user: true },
         });
         const permission = await getPermission(req.user_id, guild_id);
 
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/members/\043member_id/nick.ts" "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/members/\043member_id/nick.ts"
index 33f8915..87c95aa 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/members/\043member_id/nick.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/members/\043member_id/nick.ts"
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
         const member = await Member.findOne({
             where: { id: member_id, guild_id },
-            relations: ["roles"],
+            relations: { roles: true },
         });
 
         res.send(member?.toPublicMember());
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/messages/search.ts" "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/messages/search.ts"
index 426d0dc..51c9b5a 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/messages/search.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/messages/search.ts"
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
                     id: req.params.guild_id,
                 },
             },
-            relations: ["author", "webhook", "application", "mentions", "mention_roles", "mention_channels", "sticker_items", "attachments"],
+            relations: { author: true, webhook: true, application: true, mentions: true, mention_roles: true, mention_channels: true, sticker_items: true, attachments: true },
             skip: offset ? Number(offset) : 0,
         };
         //@ts-ignore
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/profile/index.ts" "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/profile/index.ts"
index 7a944b1..b7a071b 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/profile/index.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/profile/index.ts"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
         let member = await Member.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: req.user_id, guild_id },
-            relations: ["roles", "user"],
+            relations: { roles: true, user: true },
         });
 
         if (body.banner) body.banner = await handleFile(`/guilds/${guild_id}/users/${req.user_id}/avatars`, body.banner as string);
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/prune.ts" "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/prune.ts"
index c8a42b8..7179147 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/prune.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/prune.ts"
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                 last_message_id: IsNull(),
             },
         ],
-        relations: ["roles"],
+        relations: { roles: true },
     });
     if (!members.length) return [];
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
     const me = await Member.findOneOrFail({
         where: { id: user_id, guild_id },
-        relations: ["roles"],
+        relations: { roles: true },
     });
     const myHighestRole = Math.max(...(me.roles?.map((x) => x.position) || []));
 
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/roles/\043role_id/members.ts" "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/roles/\043role_id/members.ts"
index f89d593..6eb6804 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/roles/\043role_id/members.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/roles/\043role_id/members.ts"
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     const members = await Member.find({
         where: { guild_id },
-        relations: ["roles"],
+        relations: { roles: true },
     });
 
     const [add, remove] = arrayPartition(members, (member) => member_ids.includes(member.id) && !member.roles.map((role) => role.id).includes(role_id));
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/templates.ts" "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/templates.ts"
index 2cc9604..e577cea 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/templates.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/templates.ts"
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         const guild = await Guild.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: guild_id },
             select: TemplateGuildProjection,
-            relations: ["roles", "channels"],
+            relations: { roles: true, channels: true },
         });
         const exists = await Template.findOne({
             where: { id: guild_id },
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/webhooks.ts" "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/webhooks.ts"
index 81837d3..65fa0ab 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/webhooks.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/webhooks.ts"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         const { guild_id } = req.params;
         const webhooks = await Webhook.find({
             where: { guild_id },
-            relations: ["user", "channel", "source_channel", "guild", "source_guild", "application"],
+            relations: { user: true, channel: true, source_channel: true, guild: true, source_guild: true, application: true },
         });
 
         const instanceUrl = Config.get().api.endpointPublic;
diff --git a/src/api/routes/interactions/index.ts b/src/api/routes/interactions/index.ts
index e997964..5e77217 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/interactions/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/interactions/index.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         interactionData.app_permissions = (await getPermission(body.application_id, body.guild_id, body.channel_id)).bitfield.toString();
 
         const guild = await Guild.findOneOrFail({ where: { id: body.guild_id } });
-        const member = await Member.findOneOrFail({ where: { guild_id: body.guild_id, id: req.user_id }, relations: ["user"] });
+        const member = await Member.findOneOrFail({ where: { guild_id: body.guild_id, id: req.user_id }, relations: { user: true } });
 
         interactionData.guild = {
             id: guild.id,
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     }
 
     if (body.type === InteractionType.MessageComponent || body.data.type === InteractionType.ModalSubmit) {
-        interactionData.message = await Message.findOneOrFail({ where: { id: body.message_id, flags: undefined }, relations: ["author"] });
+        interactionData.message = await Message.findOneOrFail({ where: { id: body.message_id, flags: undefined }, relations: { author: true } });
     }
 
     emitEvent({
diff --git a/src/api/routes/oauth2/applications/@me.ts b/src/api/routes/oauth2/applications/@me.ts
index 9cdd47c..e750a62 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/oauth2/applications/@me.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/oauth2/applications/@me.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         const app = await Application.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: req.params.id }, // ...huh? there's no ID in the path...
-            relations: ["bot", "owner"],
+            relations: { bot: true, owner: true },
             select: {
                 owner: Object.fromEntries(PublicUserProjection.map((x) => [x, true])),
             },
diff --git a/src/api/routes/oauth2/authorize.ts b/src/api/routes/oauth2/authorize.ts
index 849e79b..b989899 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/oauth2/authorize.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/oauth2/authorize.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
             where: {
                 id: client_id as string,
             },
-            relations: ["bot"],
+            relations: { bot: true },
         });
 
         // TODO: use DiscordApiErrors
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
             where: {
                 id: req.user_id,
             },
-            relations: ["guild", "roles", "user"],
+            relations: { guild: true, roles: true, user: true },
             select: {
                 guild: { id: true, name: true, icon: true, mfa_level: true, owner_id: true },
                 roles: { id: true },
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
             where: {
                 id: client_id as string,
             },
-            relations: ["bot"],
+            relations: { bot: true },
         });
 
         // TODO: use DiscordApiErrors
diff --git a/src/api/routes/sticker-packs/index.ts b/src/api/routes/sticker-packs/index.ts
index 749ce02..b5b08cf 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/sticker-packs/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/sticker-packs/index.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     }),
     async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         const sticker_packs = await StickerPack.find({
-            relations: ["stickers"],
+            relations: { stickers: true },
         });
 
         res.json({ sticker_packs });
diff --git a/src/api/routes/teams.ts b/src/api/routes/teams.ts
index a9380f1..9e900df 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/teams.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/teams.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
             where: {
                 owner_user_id: req.user_id,
             },
-            relations: ["members"],
+            relations: { members: true },
         });
 
         res.send(teams);
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/users/\043user_id/delete.ts" "b/src/api/routes/users/\043user_id/delete.ts"
index c2286ce..598be97 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/users/\043user_id/delete.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/users/\043user_id/delete.ts"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         //leave all group channels
         const groupChannels = await Channel.find({
             where: { type: ChannelType.GROUP_DM },
-            relations: ["recipients"],
+            relations: { recipients: true },
             select: {
                 id: true,
                 owner_id: true,
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/users/\043user_id/profile.ts" "b/src/api/routes/users/\043user_id/profile.ts"
index b100ac3..e4d4d74 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/users/\043user_id/profile.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/users/\043user_id/profile.ts"
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         where: {
             id: req.params.id,
         },
-        relations: ["connected_accounts"],
+        relations: { connected_accounts: true },
     });
 
     const mutual_guilds: object[] = [];
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         guild_id && typeof guild_id == "string"
             ? await Member.findOneOrFail({
                   where: { id: req.params.user_id, guild_id: guild_id },
-                  relations: ["roles"],
+                  relations: { roles: true },
               })
             : undefined;
 
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/users/\043user_id/relationships.ts" "b/src/api/routes/users/\043user_id/relationships.ts"
index 3272ef7..93f1129 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/users/\043user_id/relationships.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/users/\043user_id/relationships.ts"
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@
 
         const requested_relations = await User.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: req.params.user_id },
-            relations: ["relationships"],
+            relations: { relationships: true },
         });
         const self_relations = await User.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: req.user_id },
-            relations: ["relationships"],
+            relations: { relationships: true },
         });
 
         for (const rmem of requested_relations.relationships) {
diff --git a/src/api/routes/users/@me/channels.ts b/src/api/routes/users/@me/channels.ts
index e13b874..897630c 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/users/@me/channels.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/users/@me/channels.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         const recipients = await Recipient.find({
             where: { user_id: req.user_id, closed: false },
-            relations: ["channel", "channel.recipients"],
+            relations: { channel: { recipients: true } },
         });
         res.json(await Promise.all(recipients.map((r) => DmChannelDTO.from(r.channel, [req.user_id]))));
     },
diff --git a/src/api/routes/users/@me/guilds.ts b/src/api/routes/users/@me/guilds.ts
index 8908656..8fcec95 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/users/@me/guilds.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/users/@me/guilds.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     }),
     async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         const members = await Member.find({
-            relations: ["guild"],
+            relations: { guild: true },
             where: { id: req.user_id },
         });
 
diff --git a/src/api/routes/users/@me/mentions.ts b/src/api/routes/users/@me/mentions.ts
index c2985ca..b63078f 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/users/@me/mentions.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/users/@me/mentions.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                     owner_id: true,
                 },
             },
-            relations: ["guild", "roles"],
+            relations: { guild: true, roles: true },
         });
 
         const channels = await Channel.find({
@@ -115,25 +115,26 @@
             await Message.find({
                 where: whereQuery,
                 order: { timestamp: "DESC" },
-                relations: [
-                    "author",
-                    "webhook",
-                    "application",
-                    "mentions",
-                    "mention_roles",
-                    "mention_channels",
-                    "sticker_items",
-                    "attachments",
-                    "referenced_message",
-                    "referenced_message.author",
-                    "referenced_message.webhook",
-                    "referenced_message.application",
-                    "referenced_message.mentions",
-                    "referenced_message.mention_roles",
-                    "referenced_message.mention_channels",
-                    "referenced_message.sticker_items",
-                    "referenced_message.attachments",
-                ],
+                relations: {
+                    author: true,
+                    webhook: true,
+                    application: true,
+                    mentions: true,
+                    mention_roles: true,
+                    mention_channels: true,
+                    sticker_items: true,
+                    attachments: true,
+                    referenced_message: {
+                        author: true,
+                        webhook: true,
+                        application: true,
+                        mentions: true,
+                        mention_roles: true,
+                        mention_channels: true,
+                        sticker_items: true,
+                        attachments: true,
+                    },
+                },
                 take: limit,
             })
         ).map((m) => {
diff --git a/src/api/routes/users/@me/mfa/webauthn/credentials/index.ts b/src/api/routes/users/@me/mfa/webauthn/credentials/index.ts
index 50bf341..f99f7b3 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/users/@me/mfa/webauthn/credentials/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/users/@me/mfa/webauthn/credentials/index.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
                 id: req.user_id,
             },
             select: { data: true, id: true, disabled: true, deleted: true, totp_secret: true, mfa_enabled: true, username: true },
-            relations: ["settings"],
+            relations: { settings: true },
         });
 
         if (isGenerateSchema(req.body)) {
diff --git a/src/api/routes/users/@me/relationships.ts b/src/api/routes/users/@me/relationships.ts
index b796b29..37d5e22 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/users/@me/relationships.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/users/@me/relationships.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         const user = await User.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: req.user_id },
-            relations: ["relationships", "relationships.to"],
+            relations: { relationships: { to: true } },
             select: { id: true, relationships: true },
         });
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
             res,
             await User.findOneOrFail({
                 where: { id: req.params.user_id },
-                relations: ["relationships", "relationships.to"],
+                relations: { relationships: { to: true } },
                 select: userProjection,
             }),
             req.body.type ?? RelationshipType.friends,
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
             req,
             res,
             await User.findOneOrFail({
-                relations: ["relationships", "relationships.to"],
+                relations: { relationships: { to: true } },
                 select: userProjection,
                 where: {
                     discriminator: String(req.body.discriminator).padStart(4, "0"), //Discord send the discriminator as integer, we need to add leading zeroes
@@ -167,12 +167,12 @@
         const user = await User.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: req.user_id },
             select: userProjection,
-            relations: ["relationships"],
+            relations: { relationships: true },
         });
         const friend = await User.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: user_id },
             select: userProjection,
-            relations: ["relationships"],
+            relations: { relationships: true },
         });
 
         const relationship = user.relationships.find((x) => x.to_id === user_id);
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 
     const user = await User.findOneOrFail({
         where: { id: req.user_id },
-        relations: ["relationships", "relationships.to"],
+        relations: { relationships: { to: true } },
         select: userProjection,
     });
 
diff --git a/src/api/routes/users/@me/settings.ts b/src/api/routes/users/@me/settings.ts
index 57ffba1..47c206c 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/users/@me/settings.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/users/@me/settings.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
         const user = await User.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: req.user_id, bot: false },
-            relations: ["settings"],
+            relations: { settings: true },
         });
 
         if (!user.settings) user.settings = UserSettings.create<UserSettings>(body);
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/webhooks/\043webhook_id/\043token/index.ts" "b/src/api/routes/webhooks/\043webhook_id/\043token/index.ts"
index eecbfca..7bb1cd9 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/webhooks/\043webhook_id/\043token/index.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/webhooks/\043webhook_id/\043token/index.ts"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             where: {
                 id: webhook_id,
             },
-            relations: ["user", "channel", "source_channel", "guild", "source_guild", "application"],
+            relations: { user: true, channel: true, source_channel: true, guild: true, source_guild: true, application: true },
         });
 
         if (!webhook) {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
             where: {
                 id: webhook_id,
             },
-            relations: ["channel", "guild", "application"],
+            relations: { channel: true, guild: true, application: true },
         });
 
         if (!webhook) {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 
         const webhook = await Webhook.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: webhook_id },
-            relations: ["user", "channel", "source_channel", "guild", "source_guild", "application"],
+            relations: { user: true, channel: true, source_channel: true, guild: true, source_guild: true, application: true },
         });
         const channel_id = webhook.channel_id;
         if (!body.name && !body.avatar) {
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/webhooks/\043webhook_id/index.ts" "b/src/api/routes/webhooks/\043webhook_id/index.ts"
index 8844b8e..bf275fb 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/webhooks/\043webhook_id/index.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/webhooks/\043webhook_id/index.ts"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         const { webhook_id } = req.params;
         const webhook = await Webhook.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: webhook_id },
-            relations: ["user", "channel", "source_channel", "guild", "source_guild", "application"],
+            relations: { user: true, channel: true, source_channel: true, guild: true, source_guild: true, application: true },
         });
 
         if (webhook.guild_id) {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
         const webhook = await Webhook.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: webhook_id },
-            relations: ["user", "channel", "source_channel", "guild", "source_guild", "application"],
+            relations: { user: true, channel: true, source_channel: true, guild: true, source_guild: true, application: true },
         });
 
         if (webhook.guild_id) {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 
         const webhook = await Webhook.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: webhook_id },
-            relations: ["user", "channel", "source_channel", "guild", "source_guild", "application"],
+            relations: { user: true, channel: true, source_channel: true, guild: true, source_guild: true, application: true },
         });
 
         if (webhook.guild_id) {
diff --git a/src/api/util/handlers/Message.ts b/src/api/util/handlers/Message.ts
index 618f02f..766abd1 100644
--- a/src/api/util/handlers/Message.ts
+++ b/src/api/util/handlers/Message.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 export async function handleMessage(opts: MessageOptions): Promise<Message> {
     const channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({
         where: { id: opts.channel_id },
-        relations: ["recipients"],
+        relations: { recipients: true },
     });
     if (!channel || !opts.channel_id) throw new HTTPError("Channel not found", 404);
 
@@ -242,7 +242,16 @@
                     where: {
                         id: opts.message_reference.message_id,
                     },
-                    relations: ["author", "webhook", "application", "mentions", "mention_roles", "mention_channels", "sticker_items", "attachments"],
+                    relations: {
+                        author: true,
+                        webhook: true,
+                        application: true,
+                        mentions: true,
+                        mention_roles: true,
+                        mention_channels: true,
+                        sticker_items: true,
+                        attachments: true,
+                    },
                 });
 
                 if (message.referenced_message.channel_id && message.referenced_message.channel_id !== opts.message_reference.channel_id)
diff --git a/src/api/util/handlers/Webhook.ts b/src/api/util/handlers/Webhook.ts
index cd0f2f6..d4aceb8 100644
--- a/src/api/util/handlers/Webhook.ts
+++ b/src/api/util/handlers/Webhook.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         where: {
             id: webhook_id,
         },
-        relations: ["channel", "guild", "application"],
+        relations: { channel: true, guild: true, application: true },
     });
 
     if (!webhook) {
diff --git a/src/gateway/listener/listener.ts b/src/gateway/listener/listener.ts
index 28dff2c..1f0d386 100644
--- a/src/gateway/listener/listener.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/listener/listener.ts
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@
     const [members, recipients, relationships] = await Promise.all([
         Member.find({
             where: { id: this.user_id },
-            relations: ["guild", "guild.channels"],
+            relations: { guild: { channels: true } },
         }),
         Recipient.find({
             where: { user_id: this.user_id, closed: false },
-            relations: ["channel"],
+            relations: { channel: true },
         }),
         Relationship.find({
             where: {
diff --git a/src/gateway/opcodes/GuildSync.ts b/src/gateway/opcodes/GuildSync.ts
index 6eea199..ab27963 100644
--- a/src/gateway/opcodes/GuildSync.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/opcodes/GuildSync.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 async function handleGuildSync(ws: WebSocket, guild_id: string) {
     const res: GuildSyncResult = { id: guild_id, presences: [], members: [] };
 
-    const members = await Member.find({ where: { guild_id }, relations: ["user", "roles", "guild"] });
+    const members = await Member.find({ where: { guild_id }, relations: { user: true, roles: true, guild: true } });
     res.members = members.map((m) => m.toPublicMember());
 
     const sessions = await Session.find({ where: { user_id: In(members.map((m) => m.id)) }, order: { user_id: "ASC" } });
diff --git a/src/gateway/opcodes/Identify.ts b/src/gateway/opcodes/Identify.ts
index 6fb9f79..d6f1462 100644
--- a/src/gateway/opcodes/Identify.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/opcodes/Identify.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 
     const { result: tokenData, elapsed: checkTokenTime } = await timePromise(() =>
         checkToken(identify.token, {
-            // relations: ["relationships", "relationships.to", "settings"],
+            // relations: {"relationships", "relationships.to", "settings"],
             // select: [...PrivateUserProjection, "relationships", "rights"],
             select: [...PrivateUserProjection, "rights"],
         }),
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
         timePromise(() =>
             Relationship.find({
                 where: { from_id: this.user_id },
-                relations: ["to"],
+                relations: { to: true },
             }),
         ),
         timePromise(() => UserSettings.getOrDefault(this.user_id)),
@@ -221,24 +221,24 @@
                     // 		.columns.map((x) => [x.propertyName, true]),
                     // ),
                 },
-                relations: [
+                relations: {
                     // "guild",
                     // "guild.channels",
                     // "guild.emojis",
                     // "guild.roles",
                     // "guild.stickers",
                     // "guild.voice_states",
-                    "roles",
+                    roles: true,
 
                     // For these entities, `user` is always just the logged in user we fetched above
                     // "user",
-                ],
+                },
             }),
         ),
         timePromise(() =>
             Recipient.find({
                 where: { user_id: this.user_id, closed: false },
-                relations: ["channel", "channel.recipients", "channel.recipients.user"],
+                relations: { channel: { recipients: { user: true } } },
                 select: {
                     channel: {
                         id: true,
diff --git a/src/gateway/opcodes/RequestGuildMembers.ts b/src/gateway/opcodes/RequestGuildMembers.ts
index 1c70809..8fa9017 100644
--- a/src/gateway/opcodes/RequestGuildMembers.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/opcodes/RequestGuildMembers.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         where: {
             guild_id,
         },
-        relations: ["user", "roles"],
+        relations: { user: true, roles: true },
     };
     if (limit) memberFind.take = Math.abs(Number(limit || 100));
 
diff --git a/src/gateway/opcodes/StreamCreate.ts b/src/gateway/opcodes/StreamCreate.ts
index 176a084..0c6c8c2 100644
--- a/src/gateway/opcodes/StreamCreate.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/opcodes/StreamCreate.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     if (body.guild_id) {
         voiceState.member = await Member.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: voiceState.user_id, guild_id: voiceState.guild_id },
-            relations: ["user", "roles"],
+            relations: { user: true, roles: true },
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/gateway/opcodes/StreamWatch.ts b/src/gateway/opcodes/StreamWatch.ts
index 4e51865..3a3c553 100644
--- a/src/gateway/opcodes/StreamWatch.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/opcodes/StreamWatch.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
     const stream = await Stream.findOne({
         where: { channel_id: channelId, owner_id: userId },
-        relations: ["channel"],
+        relations: { channel: true },
     });
 
     if (!stream) return this.close(4000, "Invalid stream key");
diff --git a/src/gateway/opcodes/VoiceStateUpdate.ts b/src/gateway/opcodes/VoiceStateUpdate.ts
index 08a8181..5d36382 100644
--- a/src/gateway/opcodes/VoiceStateUpdate.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/opcodes/VoiceStateUpdate.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     if (body.guild_id) {
         voiceState.member = await Member.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: voiceState.user_id, guild_id: voiceState.guild_id },
-            relations: ["user", "roles"],
+            relations: { user: true, roles: true },
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/util/entities/Channel.ts b/src/util/entities/Channel.ts
index 8ec801c..a250758 100644
--- a/src/util/entities/Channel.ts
+++ b/src/util/entities/Channel.ts
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
 
         const userRecipients = await Recipient.find({
             where: { user_id: creator_user_id },
-            relations: ["channel", "channel.recipients"],
+            relations: { channel: { recipients: true } },
         });
 
         for (const ur of userRecipients) {
@@ -451,8 +451,8 @@
 
         let member = opts.member;
         if (!member) {
-            if (opts.user) member = await Member.findOneOrFail({ where: { guild_id: guild.id, id: opts.user.id }, relations: ["roles"] });
-            else if (opts.user_id) member = await Member.findOneOrFail({ where: { guild_id: guild.id, id: opts.user_id }, relations: ["roles"] });
+            if (opts.user) member = await Member.findOneOrFail({ where: { guild_id: guild.id, id: opts.user.id }, relations: { roles: true } });
+            else if (opts.user_id) member = await Member.findOneOrFail({ where: { guild_id: guild.id, id: opts.user_id }, relations: { roles: true } });
             else {
                 console.error("Channel.getUserPermissions: called without user or member for non-DM channel.");
                 return Permissions.NONE;
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
             (
                 await Member.findOneOrFail({
                     where: { guild_id: guild.id, index: member.index },
-                    relations: ["roles"],
+                    relations: { roles: true },
                     select: {
                         roles: {
                             id: true,
diff --git a/src/util/entities/Member.ts b/src/util/entities/Member.ts
index b2a0fc8..080e8ba 100644
--- a/src/util/entities/Member.ts
+++ b/src/util/entities/Member.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
         if (guild.owner_id === user_id) throw new Error("The owner cannot be removed of the guild");
         const member = await Member.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: user_id, guild_id },
-            relations: ["user"],
+            relations: { user: true },
         });
 
         // use promise all to execute all promises at the same time -> save time
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
         const [member] = await Promise.all([
             Member.findOneOrFail({
                 where: { id: user_id, guild_id },
-                relations: ["user", "roles"], // we don't want to load  the role objects just the ids
+                relations: { user: true, roles: true }, // we don't want to load  the role objects just the ids
                 select: {
                     index: true,
                     roles: {
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
         const [member] = await Promise.all([
             Member.findOneOrFail({
                 where: { id: user_id, guild_id },
-                relations: ["user", "roles"], // we don't want to load  the role objects just the ids
+                relations: { user: true, roles: true }, // we don't want to load  the role objects just the ids
                 select: {
                     index: true,
                     roles: {
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
                 id: user_id,
                 guild_id,
             },
-            relations: ["user"],
+            relations: { user: true },
         });
 
         // @ts-expect-error Member nickname is nullable
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
                         },
                     },
                 },
-                relations: ["user", "roles"],
+                relations: { user: true, roles: true },
                 take: 10,
             })
         ).map((member) => member.toPublicMember());
diff --git a/src/webrtc/opcodes/Identify.ts b/src/webrtc/opcodes/Identify.ts
index ac93011..5097679 100644
--- a/src/webrtc/opcodes/Identify.ts
+++ b/src/webrtc/opcodes/Identify.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
                 session_id,
                 used: false,
             },
-            relations: ["stream"],
+            relations: { stream: true },
         });
 
         if (streamSession) {