diff --git a/lib/queryBuilder/QueryBuilderOperationSupport.js b/lib/queryBuilder/QueryBuilderOperationSupport.js
index c1593f550..9cbdeef16 100644
--- a/lib/queryBuilder/QueryBuilderOperationSupport.js
+++ b/lib/queryBuilder/QueryBuilderOperationSupport.js
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ class QueryBuilderOperationSupport {
 
   childQueryOf(query, { fork, isInternalQuery } = {}) {
     if (query) {
+      let currentCtx = this.context();
       let ctx = query.internalContext();
 
       if (fork) {
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ class QueryBuilderOperationSupport {
 
       this._parentQuery = query;
       this.internalContext(ctx);
+      this.context(currentCtx);
 
       // Use the parent's knex if there was no knex in `ctx`.
       if (this.unsafeKnex() === null) {