diff --git a/src/GraphQL/DataObjectQueryFieldConfigGenerator/Helper/Objects.php b/src/GraphQL/DataObjectQueryFieldConfigGenerator/Helper/Objects.php
index 92e6a750..fd3415b6 100644
--- a/src/GraphQL/DataObjectQueryFieldConfigGenerator/Helper/Objects.php
+++ b/src/GraphQL/DataObjectQueryFieldConfigGenerator/Helper/Objects.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public function resolve($value = null, $args = [], $context = [], ResolveInfo $r
                     // Explicitly set the type of the mockup object because
                     // these don't have the matching class instance for
                     // auto-detect.
-                    $type = null;
+                    $type = '';
                     if ($relation instanceof DefaultMockup) {
                         $type = $relation->getType();
                     }