diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b65d85318..cdd18899b 100644
Binary files a/package-lock.json and b/package-lock.json differ
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 444ff0d65..abb4576b5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
         "prom-client": "^15.1.3",
         "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2",
         "tslib": "^2.8.1",
-        "typeorm": "^0.3.30",
+        "typeorm": "^1.0.0",
         "why-is-node-running": "^3.2.2",
         "wretch": "^3.0.8",
         "ws": "^8.21.0"
diff --git a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/index.ts b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/index.ts
index 236ddcf64..1c8572612 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/index.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ router.patch(
         const { channel_id } = req.params as { [key: string]: string };
         const channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: channel_id },
-            relations: ["available_tags"],
+            relations: { available_tags: true },
         });
 
         if (channel.isThread()) {
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ router.patch(
                     where: {
                         id: channel.parent_id as string,
                     },
-                    relations: ["available_tags"],
+                    relations: { available_tags: true },
                 });
                 if (!parent.available_tags) throw new Error("shoot, internetal error");
                 const realTags = new Map(parent.available_tags.map((tag) => [tag.id, tag]));
diff --git a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/invites.ts b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/invites.ts
index 8afc7dc06..3df4a5a85 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/invites.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/invites.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ router.get(
 
         const invites = await Invite.find({
             where: { guild_id, channel_id },
-            relations: PublicInviteRelation,
+            relations: Object.fromEntries(PublicInviteRelation.map((i) => [i, true])), //TODO: cleanup
         });
 
         res.status(200).send(invites);
diff --git a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/#message_id/reactions.ts b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/#message_id/reactions.ts
index c045bb54a..709b7c73a 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/#message_id/reactions.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/#message_id/reactions.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ router.get(
                 where: {
                     id: In(reaction.user_ids),
                 },
-                select: PublicUserProjection,
+                select: Object.fromEntries(PublicUserProjection.map((i) => [i, true])), //TODO: cleanup
                 take: limit,
             })
         ).map((user) => user.toPublicUser());
diff --git a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/#message_id/threads.ts b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/#message_id/threads.ts
index bb48b4fbe..bf37dfe18 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/#message_id/threads.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/#message_id/threads.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ router.post(
         const body = req.body as MessageThreadCreationSchema;
         const message = await Message.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: message_id, channel_id },
-            relations: ["guild"],
+            relations: { guild: true },
         });
         const channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: channel_id },
diff --git a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/recipients.ts b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/recipients.ts
index c72b3aa45..7e7c5d348 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/recipients.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/recipients.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ router.put(
                     user: (
                         await User.findOneOrFail({
                             where: { id: user_id },
-                            select: PublicUserProjection,
+                            select: Object.fromEntries(PublicUserProjection.map((i) => [i, true])), //TODO: cleanup
                         })
                     ).toPublicUser(),
                 },
diff --git a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/tags.ts b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/tags.ts
index ffdb428d6..73ca8a9d1 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/tags.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/tags.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ router.post(
 
         const channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: channel_id },
-            relations: ["available_tags"],
+            relations: { available_tags: true },
         });
 
         if (!channel.isForum()) throw new Error("is not thread only channel");
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ router.put(
 
         const channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: channel_id },
-            relations: ["available_tags"],
+            relations: { available_tags: true },
         });
 
         if (!channel.isForum()) throw new Error("is not thread only channel");
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ router.delete(
 
         const channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: channel_id },
-            relations: ["available_tags"],
+            relations: { available_tags: true },
         });
 
         if (!channel.isForum()) throw new Error("is not thread only channel");
diff --git a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/threads.ts b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/threads.ts
index 9485ab752..b9850635b 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/threads.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/threads.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ router.post(
 
         const channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: channel_id },
-            relations: ["available_tags"],
+            relations: { available_tags: true },
         });
         if (!body.applied_tags?.length) {
             const required = channel.flags & Number(ChannelFlags.FLAGS.REQUIRE_TAG);
diff --git a/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/invites.ts b/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/invites.ts
index 7fb330deb..aadd040a8 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/invites.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/invites.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ router.get(
 
         const invites = await Invite.find({
             where: { guild_id },
-            relations: PublicInviteRelation,
+            relations: Object.fromEntries(PublicInviteRelation.map((i) => [i, true])), // TODO cleanup
         });
 
         await Promise.all(
diff --git a/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/members/index.ts b/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/members/index.ts
index 2586d84d5..942da645d 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/members/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/members/index.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ router.get(
 
         const members = await Member.find({
             where: { guild_id, ...query },
-            select: PublicMemberProjection,
+            select: Object.fromEntries(PublicMemberProjection.map((i) => [i, true])), // TODO: cleanup
             take: limit,
             order: { id: "ASC" },
         });
diff --git a/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/messages/search.ts b/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/messages/search.ts
index 6d9bbe5e8..c3c4b3405 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/messages/search.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/messages/search.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ router.get(
         mentions = mentions instanceof Array ? mentions : mentions ? [mentions] : [];
         let roleids = [] as string[];
         if (mentions) {
-            const ms = await Member.find({ where: { id: In(mentions), guild_id: req.params.guild_id as string }, relations: ["roles"] });
+            const ms = await Member.find({ where: { id: In(mentions), guild_id: req.params.guild_id as string }, relations: { roles: true } });
             const rSet = new Set<string>();
             ms.forEach((memb) => {
                 memb.roles.forEach(({ id }) => rSet.add(id));
diff --git a/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/templates.ts b/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/templates.ts
index f2782bb85..b6d513735 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/templates.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/templates.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ router.post(
         const { guild_id } = req.params as { [key: string]: string };
         const guild = await Guild.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: guild_id },
-            select: TemplateGuildProjection,
+            select: Object.fromEntries(TemplateGuildProjection.map((i) => [i, true])), //TODO: cleanup
             relations: { roles: true, channels: true },
         });
         const exists = await Template.findOne({
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ router.put(
         const { code, guild_id } = req.params as { [key: string]: string };
         const guild = await Guild.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: guild_id },
-            select: TemplateGuildProjection,
+            select: Object.fromEntries(TemplateGuildProjection.map((i) => [i, true])), //TODO: cleanup
         });
 
         const template = await Template.create({
diff --git a/src/api/routes/invites/index.ts b/src/api/routes/invites/index.ts
index a1ba3131a..323511ceb 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/invites/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/invites/index.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ router.get(
 
         const invite = await Invite.findOneOrFail({
             where: { code: invite_code },
-            relations: PublicInviteRelation,
+            relations: Object.fromEntries(PublicInviteRelation.map((i) => [i, true])), //TODO: clean up
         });
 
         res.status(200).send(invite.toPublicJSON());
diff --git a/src/api/routes/users/#user_id/delete.ts b/src/api/routes/users/#user_id/delete.ts
index 9b12c7bbb..cf3fb2541 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/users/#user_id/delete.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/users/#user_id/delete.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ router.post(
         const body = req.body as InstanceUserDeleteSchema | undefined;
         const user = await User.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: req.params.user_id as string },
-            select: [...PrivateUserProjection, "data"],
+            select: Object.fromEntries([...PrivateUserProjection, "data"].map((i) => [i, true])), // TODO: clean up
         });
 
         if ((body?.persistInstanceBan ?? true) && !(await InstanceBan.findOne({ where: { user_id: user.id } })))
diff --git a/src/api/routes/users/#user_id/profile.ts b/src/api/routes/users/#user_id/profile.ts
index 84082afa3..bbe8faed7 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/users/#user_id/profile.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/users/#user_id/profile.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,10 @@ router.get("/", route({ responses: { 200: { body: "UserProfileResponse" } } }),
         const relationshipsIntersection = relationshipsSelf.filter((r1) => relationshipsUser.some((r2) => r2.to_id === r1.to_id));
         if (with_mutual_friends_count) mutual_friends_count = relationshipsIntersection.length;
         if (with_mutual_friends) {
-            const users = await User.find({ where: { id: In(relationshipsIntersection.map((r) => r.to_id)) }, select: PublicUserProjection });
+            const users = await User.find({
+                where: { id: In(relationshipsIntersection.map((r) => r.to_id)) },
+                select: Object.fromEntries(PublicUserProjection.map((i) => [i, true])),
+            }); //TODO: clean up
             mutual_friends = users.map((u) => u.toPublicUser());
         }
     }
@@ -169,7 +172,7 @@ router.patch("/", route({ requestBody: "UserProfileModifySchema" }), async (req:
     if (body.banner) body.banner = await handleFile(`/banners/${req.user_id}`, body.banner as string);
     const user = await User.findOneOrFail({
         where: { id: req.user_id },
-        select: [...PrivateUserProjection, "data"],
+        select: Object.fromEntries([...PrivateUserProjection, "data"].map((i) => [i, true])), //TODO: cleanup
     });
 
     if (body.bio) {
diff --git a/src/api/routes/users/@me/index.ts b/src/api/routes/users/@me/index.ts
index 1fda0afb6..ecb0b35cb 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/users/@me/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/users/@me/index.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ router.get(
     async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         res.json(
             await User.findOne({
-                select: PrivateUserProjection,
+                select: Object.fromEntries(PrivateUserProjection.map((i) => [i, true])), //TODO: cleanup
                 where: { id: req.user_id },
             }),
         );
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ router.patch(
 
         const user = await User.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: req.user_id },
-            select: [...PrivateUserProjection, "data"],
+            select: Object.fromEntries([...PrivateUserProjection, "data"].map((i) => [i, true])), //TODO: cleanup
         });
 
         // Populated on password change
diff --git a/src/api/routes/users/@me/relationships.ts b/src/api/routes/users/@me/relationships.ts
index d4d1eb1e8..6a6db5e4e 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/users/@me/relationships.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/users/@me/relationships.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ router.put(
             await User.findOneOrFail({
                 where: { id: req.params.user_id as string },
                 relations: { relationships: { to: true } },
-                select: userProjection,
+                select: Object.fromEntries(userProjection.map((i) => [i, true])), // TODO: cleanup
             }),
             req.body.type ?? RelationshipType.friends,
         ),
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ router.post(
             res,
             await User.findOneOrFail({
                 relations: { relationships: { to: true } },
-                select: userProjection,
+                select: Object.fromEntries(userProjection.map((i) => [i, true])), // TODO: cleanup
                 where: {
                     discriminator: String(req.body.discriminator).padStart(4, "0"), //Discord send the discriminator as integer, we need to add leading zeroes
                     username: req.body.username,
@@ -165,12 +165,12 @@ router.delete(
 
         const user = await User.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: req.user_id },
-            select: userProjection,
+            select: Object.fromEntries(userProjection.map((i) => [i, true])), // TODO: cleanup
             relations: { relationships: true },
         });
         const friend = await User.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: user_id },
-            select: userProjection,
+            select: Object.fromEntries(userProjection.map((i) => [i, true])), // TODO: cleanup
             relations: { relationships: true },
         });
 
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@ router.delete(
     },
 );
 
-export default router;
-
 async function updateRelationship(req: Request, res: Response, friend: User, type: RelationshipType) {
     const id = friend.id;
     if (id === req.user_id) throw new HTTPError("You can't add yourself as a friend");
@@ -224,7 +222,7 @@ async function updateRelationship(req: Request, res: Response, friend: User, typ
     const user = await User.findOneOrFail({
         where: { id: req.user_id },
         relations: { relationships: { to: true } },
-        select: userProjection,
+        select: Object.fromEntries(userProjection.map((i) => [i, true])), //TODO: cleanup
     });
 
     let relationship = user.relationships.find((x) => x.to_id === id);
@@ -316,3 +314,5 @@ async function updateRelationship(req: Request, res: Response, friend: User, typ
 
     return res.sendStatus(204);
 }
+
+export default router;
diff --git a/src/database/entities/Channel.ts b/src/database/entities/Channel.ts
index 6771fc407..1543d20b0 100644
--- a/src/database/entities/Channel.ts
+++ b/src/database/entities/Channel.ts
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ export class Channel extends BaseClass {
                 channel_id: channel.id,
                 user: await User.findOneOrFail({
                     where: { id: user_id },
-                    select: PublicUserProjection,
+                    select: Object.fromEntries(PublicUserProjection.map((i) => [i, true])), //TODO: cleanup
                 }),
             },
             channel_id: channel.id,
diff --git a/src/database/entities/Member.ts b/src/database/entities/Member.ts
index b5b0b3982..e8e186602 100644
--- a/src/database/entities/Member.ts
+++ b/src/database/entities/Member.ts
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ export class Member extends BaseClassWithoutId {
             where: {
                 id: guild_id,
             },
-            relations: PublicGuildRelations,
+            relations: Object.fromEntries(PublicGuildRelations.map((i) => [i, true])), //TODO: clean up
             relationLoadStrategy: "query",
         });
         const channelPositionsGuild = await Guild.findOneOrFail({
diff --git a/src/database/entities/User.ts b/src/database/entities/User.ts
index 5c2c4fe12..434f16303 100644
--- a/src/database/entities/User.ts
+++ b/src/database/entities/User.ts
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ export class User extends BaseClass {
     static async getPublicUser(user_id: string): Promise<PublicUser> {
         const user = await User.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: user_id },
-            select: PublicUserProjection,
+            select: Object.fromEntries(PublicUserProjection.map((i) => [i, true])), // TODO: clean up
         });
         return user.toPublicUser();
     }
diff --git a/src/gateway/opcodes/Identify.ts b/src/gateway/opcodes/Identify.ts
index 5da55b046..e1ce6e8c3 100644
--- a/src/gateway/opcodes/Identify.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/opcodes/Identify.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import {
     GuildOrUnavailable,
     Intents,
     OPCodes,
+    OrmUtils,
     PresenceUpdateEvent,
     ReadyEventData,
     ReadyGuildDTO,
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ export async function onIdentify(this: WebSocket, data: Payload) {
                 where: { id: this.user_id },
                 select: {
                     // We only want some member props
-                    ...Object.fromEntries(["index", ...MemberPrivateProjection].map((x) => [x, true])),
+                    ...OrmUtils.keysToObject(["index", ...(<string[]>MemberPrivateProjection)]),
                     settings: true, // guild settings
                     roles: { id: true }, // the full role is fetched from the `guild` relation
                     guild: { id: true },
@@ -353,7 +354,7 @@ export async function onIdentify(this: WebSocket, data: Payload) {
                     type: Not(In([ChannelType.GUILD_PUBLIC_THREAD, ChannelType.GUILD_PRIVATE_THREAD, ChannelType.GUILD_NEWS_THREAD])),
                 },
                 order: { guild_id: "ASC" },
-                relations: ["available_tags"],
+                relations: { available_tags: true },
             }),
         ),
         timePromise(() =>
diff --git a/src/util/dtos/DmChannelDTO.ts b/src/util/dtos/DmChannelDTO.ts
index 9e6f05dad..ee541295a 100644
--- a/src/util/dtos/DmChannelDTO.ts
+++ b/src/util/dtos/DmChannelDTO.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class DmChannelDTO {
                     .map((r) =>
                         User.findOneOrFail({
                             where: { id: r.user_id },
-                            select: PublicUserProjection,
+                            select: Object.fromEntries(PublicUserProjection.map((i) => [i, true])), // TODO: clean up
                         }),
                     ) || [],
             )
diff --git a/src/util/imports/OrmUtils.test.ts b/src/util/imports/OrmUtils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc0ab055d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/imports/OrmUtils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import moduleAlias from "module-alias";
+moduleAlias(__dirname + "../../../../package.json");
+import { config } from "dotenv";
+config({ quiet: true });
+
+import { describe, test } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { OrmUtils } from "./OrmUtils";
+
+describe("OrmUtils", () => {
+    test("should be able convert string keys to boolean object", () => {
+        const keys = ["member", "member.user", "member.guild.meow", "member.guild", "guild.name"];
+        const expected = {
+            member: {
+                user: true,
+                guild: {
+                    meow: true,
+                },
+            },
+            guild: {
+                name: true,
+            },
+        };
+        const result = OrmUtils.keysToObject(keys);
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(result, expected);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/src/util/imports/OrmUtils.ts b/src/util/imports/OrmUtils.ts
index 5a3c99e83..18dde56ea 100644
--- a/src/util/imports/OrmUtils.ts
+++ b/src/util/imports/OrmUtils.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015-2022 TypeORM. http://typeorm.github.io
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 // @fc-license-skip
+import { arrayGroupBy } from "@spacebar/extensions";
+import { FindOptionsSelect, FindOptionsWhere } from "typeorm";
+
 export class OrmUtils {
     // Checks if it's an object made by Object.create(null), {} or new Object()
     private static isPlainObject(item: unknown) {
@@ -96,4 +99,23 @@ export class OrmUtils {
 
         return target;
     }
+
+    // Copyright Spacebar & contributors 2026 (AGPLv3)
+    static keysToObject(keys: string[]) {
+        const target: FindOptionsSelect<any> = {};
+        for (const k of keys.filter((x) => !x.includes("."))) {
+            target[k] = true;
+        }
+
+        const keyGroups = arrayGroupBy(
+            keys.filter((x) => x.includes(".")),
+            (k) => k.split(".", 2)[0],
+        );
+
+        for (const [k, v] of keyGroups) {
+            target[k] = this.keysToObject(v.map((vv) => vv.replace(k + ".", "")));
+        }
+
+        return target;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/util/util/Permissions.ts b/src/util/util/Permissions.ts
index 6585f6927..adb1ad5e5 100644
--- a/src/util/util/Permissions.ts
+++ b/src/util/util/Permissions.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { BitField, BitFieldResolvable, BitFlag } from "./BitField";
 import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server/HTTPError";
 import { ChannelPermissionOverwrite, ChannelPermissionOverwriteType, ChannelType, UserFlags } from "@spacebar/schemas";
 import { FindOneOptions } from "typeorm";
+import { OrmUtils } from "@spacebar/util";
 
 export type PermissionResolvable = bigint | number | Permissions | PermissionResolvable[] | PermissionString;
 
@@ -259,8 +260,8 @@ export async function getPermission(
         select: { id: true, flags: true },
     });
     const query = {
-        relations: ["recipients", "thread_members", "thread_members.member", ...(opts.channel_relations || [])],
-        select: ["type", "parent_id", "id", "recipients", "permission_overwrites", "owner_id", "guild_id", ...(opts.channel_select || [])],
+        relations: OrmUtils.keysToObject(["recipients", "thread_members", "thread_members.member", ...(opts.channel_relations || [])]), // TODO: cleanup
+        select: OrmUtils.keysToObject(["type", "parent_id", "id", "recipients", "permission_overwrites", "owner_id", "guild_id", ...(<string[]>opts.channel_select || [])]), // TODO: cleanup
     } as FindOneOptions<Channel>;
     if (typeof channel_id === "string") {
         channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({ where: { id: channel_id }, ...query });
@@ -287,17 +288,17 @@ export async function getPermission(
         if (typeof guild_id === "string") {
             guild = await Guild.findOneOrFail({
                 where: { id: guild_id },
-                select: ["id", "owner_id", ...(opts.guild_select || [])],
-                relations: opts.guild_relations,
+                select: !opts.guild_select ? { id: true, owner_id: true } : OrmUtils.keysToObject(["id", "owner_id", ...(<string[]>opts.guild_select || [])]), // TODO: clean up
+                relations: !opts.guild_relations ? undefined : OrmUtils.keysToObject(opts.guild_relations), // TODO: clean up
             });
         } else {
             guild = guild_id;
         }
-        if (guild.owner_id === user_id) return new Permissions(Permissions.FLAGS.ADMINISTRATOR);
+        if (guild!.owner_id === user_id) return new Permissions(Permissions.FLAGS.ADMINISTRATOR);
 
         member = await Member.findOneOrFail({
-            where: { guild_id: guild.id, id: user_id },
-            relations: ["roles", ...(opts.member_relations || [])],
+            where: { guild_id: guild!.id, id: user_id },
+            relations: OrmUtils.keysToObject(["roles", ...(opts.member_relations || [])]), // TODO: clean up
             // select: [
             // "id",		// TODO: Bug in typeorm? adding these selects breaks the query.
             // "roles",
diff --git a/src/util/util/Token.ts b/src/util/util/Token.ts
index e8cd9ecb2..4eaa4bc9d 100644
--- a/src/util/util/Token.ts
+++ b/src/util/util/Token.ts
@@ -16,18 +16,17 @@
 	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-import jwt from "jsonwebtoken";
-import { Config } from "./Config";
-import { InstanceBan, Session, User } from "../../database/entities";
 import crypto from "node:crypto";
-import fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
-// TODO: dont use deprecated APIs lol
-import { FindOptionsRelationByString, FindOptionsSelectByString } from "typeorm";
-import { randomUpperString } from "@spacebar/api";
-import { TimeSpan } from "../../extensions/Timespan";
-import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server/HTTPError";
 import path from "node:path";
+import fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import jwt from "jsonwebtoken";
+import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server/HTTPError";
+import { InstanceBan, Session, User } from "@spacebar/database";
+import { randomUpperString } from "@spacebar/api";
+import { TimeSpan } from "@spacebar/extensions";
+import { Config } from "./Config";
+import { OrmUtils } from "@spacebar/util";
 
 /// Change history:
 /// 1 - Initial version with HS256
@@ -62,8 +61,8 @@ function rejectAndLog(rejectFunction: (reason?: unknown) => void, httpCode: numb
 export const checkToken = (
     token: string,
     opts?: {
-        select?: FindOptionsSelectByString<User>;
-        relations?: FindOptionsRelationByString;
+        select?: string[]; // TODO: clean up
+        relations?: string[]; // TODO: clean up
         ipAddress?: string;
         fingerprint?: string;
     },
@@ -85,8 +84,8 @@ export const checkToken = (
             let [user, session] = await Promise.all([
                 User.findOne({
                     where: { id: decoded.id },
-                    select: [...(opts?.select || []), "id", "bot", "disabled", "deleted", "rights", "data"],
-                    relations: opts?.relations,
+                    select: OrmUtils.keysToObject([...(opts?.select || []), "id", "bot", "disabled", "deleted", "rights", "data"]), // TODO: clean up
+                    relations: !opts?.relations ? undefined : OrmUtils.keysToObject(opts.relations), // TODO: clean up
                 }),
                 decoded.did ? Session.findOne({ where: { session_id: decoded.did, user_id: decoded.id } }) : undefined,
             ]);