https://cakephp.lighthouseapp.com/projects/43067/tickets/131-Update-cookbook-joins-documentation --- In the chapter Joining tables (http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/models/associations-linking-models-together.html) should be specified that fields for joined table needs to be specified. Like this: ``` $var = $this->{$this->modelClass}->find('all', array("fields" => array('Table1.*','Table2.*','Table3.*') "joins" => $joins); ``` Here is a similar problem that I encountered when I added this ticket. Maybe this will help you because I don't remember when I needed to use this. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7443891/problem-with-cakephp-model-joins-missing-fields-from-joined-table