diff --git a/lib/couchbase-orm/associations.rb b/lib/couchbase-orm/associations.rb
index 96ef6eee..183b21b1 100644
--- a/lib/couchbase-orm/associations.rb
+++ b/lib/couchbase-orm/associations.rb
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def has_and_belongs_to_many(name, **options)
                 elsif options[:polymorphic]
                   ::CouchbaseOrm.try_load(ref_value)
                 else
-                  assoc.constantize.find(ref_value)
+                  assoc.constantize.find(ref_value, quiet: true)
                 end
           val = Array.wrap(val || [])
           instance_variable_set(instance_var, val)