diff --git a/DataTables-Editor-Server/MJoin.cs b/DataTables-Editor-Server/MJoin.cs
index d962ce3..0bdf765 100644
--- a/DataTables-Editor-Server/MJoin.cs
+++ b/DataTables-Editor-Server/MJoin.cs
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ internal void Data(Editor editor, DtResponse response)
                 }
 
                 _ApplyWhere(query);
-                query.LeftJoin(_leftJoin);
 
                 foreach (var field in _fields.Where(field => field.Apply("get") && field.GetValue() == null))
                 {
@@ -403,6 +402,9 @@ internal void Data(Editor editor, DtResponse response)
                     query.Join(_table, _childField + " = " + _hostField);
                 }
 
+                // apply user defined leftjoins after link joins
+                query.LeftJoin(_leftJoin);
+
                 var readField = "";
                 var joinFieldName = _hostField.Split(new[] { '.' }).Last();
                 if (NestedData.InData(_hostField, response.data[0]))