diff --git a/src/Contracts/Parser.php b/src/Contracts/Parser.php
index aab44ff..47a785c 100644
--- a/src/Contracts/Parser.php
+++ b/src/Contracts/Parser.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ protected function getUriParser($request)
     protected function addCustomParams($request, array $extraParams = []): void
     {
         $all = $request->all();
-        $new = array_merge_recursive($all, $extraParams);
+        $new = Helpers::array_merge_request($all, $extraParams);
         $request->replace($new);
     }
 
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@ protected function setWhereClause($where): void
     }
 
     /**
-     * Gets our default fields for our query
+     * Gets our default fields for our query.
      *
      * @return array
      */
     protected function getDefaultFields(): array
     {
-        return (method_exists($this->resourceSingle, 'getDefaultFields')) ?  ($this->resourceSingle)::getDefaultFields() : ['*'];
+        return (method_exists($this->resourceSingle, 'getDefaultFields')) ? ($this->resourceSingle)::getDefaultFields() : ['*'];
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Contracts/Relationships.php b/src/Contracts/Relationships.php
index 3da2f38..7c152f9 100644
--- a/src/Contracts/Relationships.php
+++ b/src/Contracts/Relationships.php
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 namespace Phpsa\LaravelApiController\Contracts;
 
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
-use Phpsa\LaravelApiController\Helpers;
 use Phpsa\LaravelApiController\Exceptions\ApiException;
+use Phpsa\LaravelApiController\Helpers;
 
 trait Relationships
 {
diff --git a/src/Helpers.php b/src/Helpers.php
index 49df0a2..266c68b 100644
--- a/src/Helpers.php
+++ b/src/Helpers.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 class Helpers
 {
     /**
-     * CamelCases an array
+     * CamelCases an array.
      *
      * @param array $array
      *
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public static function camelCaseArray(array $array): array
     }
 
     /**
-     * Snake cases an array
+     * Snake cases an array.
      *
      * @param array $array
      *
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public static function snakeCaseArray(array $array): array
     }
 
     /**
-     * camel cases array keys
+     * camel cases array keys.
      *
      * @param array $array
      *
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public static function camelCaseArrayKeys(array $array): array
     }
 
     /**
-     * Snake cases array keys
+     * Snake cases array keys.
      *
      * @param array $array
      *
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public static function snakeCaseArrayKeys(array $array): array
     }
 
     /**
-     * Convert to snake
+     * Convert to snake.
      *
      * @param string $value
      *
@@ -177,4 +177,29 @@ public static function excludeArrayValues(array $array, array $excludes, ?array
             return true;
         });
     }
+
+    public static function array_merge_request($main, ...$arrays): array
+    {
+        foreach ($arrays as $array) {
+            $main = self::array_merge_replace($main, $array);
+        }
+
+        return $main;
+    }
+
+    public static function array_merge_replace(array $array, array $newValues): array
+    {
+        foreach ($newValues as $key => $value) {
+            if (is_array($value)) {
+                if (! isset($array[$key])) {
+                    $array[$key] = [];
+                }
+                $array[$key] = self::array_merge_replace($array[$key], $value);
+            } else {
+                $array[$key] = $value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $array;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/Api/Controller.php b/src/Http/Controllers/Api/Controller.php
index 679cb6b..bb07ae8 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/Api/Controller.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/Api/Controller.php
@@ -283,11 +283,9 @@ public function handleUpdateAction($id, $request, array $extraParams = [])
     public function handleDestroyAction($id, $request)
     {
         $this->validateRequestType($request);
-
-        $this->authoriseUserAction('delete', self::$model::find($id));
-
         try {
-            $item = $this->repository->getById($id);
+            $item = self::$model::findOrFail($id);
+            $this->authoriseUserAction('delete', self::$model::find($id));
             $this->repository->deleteById($id);
             event(new Deleted($item, $request));
         } catch (ModelNotFoundException $exeption) {
diff --git a/src/Http/Resources/ApiCollection.php b/src/Http/Resources/ApiCollection.php
index 4692905..29d069c 100644
--- a/src/Http/Resources/ApiCollection.php
+++ b/src/Http/Resources/ApiCollection.php
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
 namespace Phpsa\LaravelApiController\Http\Resources;
 
 use Illuminate\Http\Resources\Json\ResourceCollection;
-use Phpsa\LaravelApiController\Http\Resources\ApiResource;
 
 class ApiCollection extends ResourceCollection
 {
-
     protected function collects()
     {
         return parent::collects() ?? ApiResource::class;
diff --git a/src/Http/Resources/Contracts/AllowableFields.php b/src/Http/Resources/Contracts/AllowableFields.php
index ae5263d..d015bad 100644
--- a/src/Http/Resources/Contracts/AllowableFields.php
+++ b/src/Http/Resources/Contracts/AllowableFields.php
@@ -7,21 +7,21 @@
 trait AllowableFields
 {
     /**
-     * Resources to be mapped (ie children)
+     * Resources to be mapped (ie children).
      *
      * @var array|null
      */
     protected static $mapResources = null;
 
     /**
-     * Default fields to return on request
+     * Default fields to return on request.
      *
      * @var array|null
      */
     protected static $defaultFields = null;
 
     /**
-     * Allowable fields to be used
+     * Allowable fields to be used.
      *
      * @var array|null
      */
@@ -49,13 +49,16 @@ protected function onlyAllowed($request): array
 
     protected function mapRelatedResources($resources)
     {
-        if (empty(static::$mapResources)) return $resources;
+        if (empty(static::$mapResources)) {
+            return $resources;
+        }
 
         foreach ($resources as $key => $value) {
             if (array_key_exists($key, static::$mapResources)) {
                 $resources[$key] = static::$mapResources[$key]::make($value);
             }
         }
+
         return $resources;
     }
 
@@ -82,13 +85,11 @@ protected function mapFields($request): array
         $fields = Helpers::filterFieldsFromRequest($request, $defaultFields, $allowedFields);
 
         return $this->filterAllowedFields($fields);
-
-
     }
 
     public function filterAllowedFields($fields)
     {
-        if(empty(static::$allowedFields) || static::$allowedFields === ['*'] ){
+        if (empty(static::$allowedFields) || static::$allowedFields === ['*']) {
             return $fields;
         }
 
@@ -107,9 +108,8 @@ protected function getResourceFields(): array
         return is_array($this->resource) ? $this->resource : $this->resource->getAttributes();
     }
 
-
     /**
-     * Return default fields for this collection
+     * Return default fields for this collection.
      *
      * @return array
      */