diff --git a/fastcrud/crud/fast_crud.py b/fastcrud/crud/fast_crud.py
index ddc8582..96b1bc6 100644
--- a/fastcrud/crud/fast_crud.py
+++ b/fastcrud/crud/fast_crud.py
@@ -1264,30 +1264,36 @@ async def get_multi_joined(
         stmt = stmt.offset(offset).limit(limit)
 
         result = await db.execute(stmt)
-        data: list[dict] = [dict(row) for row in result.mappings().all()]
+        data: list[Union[dict, BaseModel]] = []
+        for row in result.mappings().all():
+            row_dict = dict(row)
 
-        if nest_joins:
-            data = [_nest_join_data(row, join_definitions) for row in data]
+            if nest_joins:
+                row_dict = _nest_join_data(row_dict, join_definitions)
+
+            if return_as_model:
+                if schema_to_select is None:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        "schema_to_select must be provided when return_as_model is True."
+                    )
+                try:
+                    model_instance = schema_to_select(**row_dict)
+                    data.append(model_instance)
+                except ValidationError as e:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        f"Data validation error for schema {schema_to_select.__name__}: {e}"
+                    )
+            else:
+                data.append(row_dict)
 
         response: dict[str, Any] = {"data": data}
 
         if return_total_count:
-            total_count = await self.count(db=db, joins_config=joins_config, **kwargs)
+            total_count: int = await self.count(
+                db=db, joins_config=joins_config, **kwargs
+            )
             response["total_count"] = total_count
 
-        if return_as_model:
-            if not schema_to_select:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    "schema_to_select must be provided when return_as_model is True."
-                )
-            try:
-                model_data: list[BaseModel] = [schema_to_select(**row) for row in data]
-                response["data"] = model_data
-            except ValidationError as e:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    f"Data validation error for schema {schema_to_select.__name__}: {e}"
-                )
-
         return response
 
     async def get_multi_by_cursor(