diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/schema/build.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/schema/build.ts
index 8d850a8638..3194ab6e54 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/schema/build.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/schema/build.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type Args = {
   disableUnique: boolean
   fields: Field[]
   rootRelationsToBuild?: Map<string, string>
+  rootRelationships?: Set<string>
   rootTableIDColType?: string
   rootTableName?: string
   tableName: string
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ export const buildTable = ({
   disableUnique = false,
   fields,
   rootRelationsToBuild,
+  rootRelationships,
   rootTableIDColType,
   rootTableName,
   tableName,
@@ -66,9 +68,12 @@ export const buildTable = ({
   let localesTable: GenericTable
   let numbersTable: GenericTable
 
-  const relationships: Set<string> = new Set()
+  // Relationships to the base collection
+  const relationships: Set<string> = rootRelationships || new Set()
+
   let relationshipsTable: GenericTable
 
+  // Drizzle relations
   const relationsToBuild: Map<string, string> = new Map()
 
   const idField = fields.find((field) => fieldAffectsData(field) && field.name === 'id')
diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/schema/traverseFields.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/schema/traverseFields.ts
index 132af4883a..f9375d05d3 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/schema/traverseFields.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/schema/traverseFields.ts
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ export const traverseFields = ({
           disableUnique,
           fields: field.fields,
           rootRelationsToBuild,
+          rootRelationships: relationships,
           rootTableIDColType,
           rootTableName,
           tableName: arrayTableName,
@@ -341,6 +342,7 @@ export const traverseFields = ({
               disableUnique,
               fields: block.fields,
               rootRelationsToBuild,
+              rootRelationships: relationships,
               rootTableIDColType,
               rootTableName,
               tableName: blockTableName,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/validations.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/validations.ts
index 5f49a667a7..e994b27b86 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/validations.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/validations.ts
@@ -260,17 +260,21 @@ const validateFilterOptions: Validate = async (
           }
         })
 
-        const result = await payload.find({
-          collection,
-          depth: 0,
-          limit: 0,
-          pagination: false,
-          where: {
-            and: [{ id: { in: valueIDs } }, optionFilter],
-          },
-        })
+        if (valueIDs.length > 0) {
+          const result = await payload.find({
+            collection,
+            depth: 0,
+            limit: 0,
+            pagination: false,
+            where: {
+              and: [{ id: { in: valueIDs } }, optionFilter],
+            },
+          })
 
-        options[collection] = result.docs.map((doc) => doc.id)
+          options[collection] = result.docs.map((doc) => doc.id)
+        } else {
+          options[collection] = []
+        }
       }),
     )
 
diff --git a/test/live-preview/config.ts b/test/live-preview/config.ts
index af3b25280c..a83b8e73c2 100644
--- a/test/live-preview/config.ts
+++ b/test/live-preview/config.ts
@@ -72,41 +72,55 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
       },
     })
 
+    const mediaID = payload.db.defaultIDType === 'number' ? media.id : `"${media.id}"`
+
     const [post1Doc, post2Doc, post3Doc] = await Promise.all([
       await payload.create({
         collection: postsSlug,
-        data: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(post1).replace(/\{\{IMAGE\}\}/g, media.id)),
+        data: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(post1).replace(/"\{\{IMAGE\}\}"/g, mediaID)),
       }),
       await payload.create({
         collection: postsSlug,
-        data: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(post2).replace(/\{\{IMAGE\}\}/g, media.id)),
+        data: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(post2).replace(/"\{\{IMAGE\}\}"/g, mediaID)),
       }),
       await payload.create({
         collection: postsSlug,
-        data: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(post3).replace(/\{\{IMAGE\}\}/g, media.id)),
+        data: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(post3).replace(/"\{\{IMAGE\}\}"/g, mediaID)),
       }),
     ])
 
     const postsPageDoc = await payload.create({
       collection: pagesSlug,
-      data: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(postsPage).replace(/\{\{IMAGE\}\}/g, media.id)),
+      data: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(postsPage).replace(/"\{\{IMAGE\}\}"/g, mediaID)),
     })
 
+    let postsPageDocID = postsPageDoc.id
+    let post1DocID = post1Doc.id
+    let post2DocID = post2Doc.id
+    let post3DocID = post3Doc.id
+
+    if (payload.db.defaultIDType !== 'number') {
+      postsPageDocID = `"${postsPageDoc.id}"`
+      post1DocID = `"${post1Doc.id}"`
+      post2DocID = `"${post2Doc.id}"`
+      post3DocID = `"${post3Doc.id}"`
+    }
+
     await payload.create({
       collection: pagesSlug,
       data: JSON.parse(
         JSON.stringify(home)
-          .replace(/\{\{MEDIA_ID\}\}/g, media.id)
-          .replace(/\{\{POSTS_PAGE_ID\}\}/g, postsPageDoc.id)
-          .replace(/\{\{POST_1_ID\}\}/g, post1Doc.id)
-          .replace(/\{\{POST_2_ID\}\}/g, post2Doc.id)
-          .replace(/\{\{POST_3_ID\}\}/g, post3Doc.id),
+          .replace(/"\{\{MEDIA_ID\}\}"/g, mediaID)
+          .replace(/"\{\{POSTS_PAGE_ID\}\}"/g, postsPageDocID)
+          .replace(/"\{\{POST_1_ID\}\}"/g, post1DocID)
+          .replace(/"\{\{POST_2_ID\}\}"/g, post2DocID)
+          .replace(/"\{\{POST_3_ID\}\}"/g, post3DocID),
       ),
     })
 
     await payload.updateGlobal({
       slug: 'header',
-      data: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(header).replace(/\{\{POSTS_PAGE_ID\}\}/g, postsPageDoc.id)),
+      data: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(header).replace(/"\{\{POSTS_PAGE_ID\}\}"/g, postsPageDocID)),
     })
 
     await payload.updateGlobal({
diff --git a/test/live-preview/seed/home.ts b/test/live-preview/seed/home.ts
index bb93b979fa..0ec4f6144a 100644
--- a/test/live-preview/seed/home.ts
+++ b/test/live-preview/seed/home.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ export const home: Page = {
   slug: 'home',
   title: 'Home',
   id: '',
-  updatedAt: '',
-  createdAt: '',
   meta: {
     description: 'This is an example of live preview on a page.',
   },
diff --git a/test/live-preview/seed/post-1.ts b/test/live-preview/seed/post-1.ts
index 27eca6c527..78f8d0b23a 100644
--- a/test/live-preview/seed/post-1.ts
+++ b/test/live-preview/seed/post-1.ts
@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@ export const post1: Partial<Post> = {
             },
           ],
           link: {
-            reference: {
-              relationTo: 'pages',
-              value: '',
-            },
+            type: 'custom',
             url: '',
             label: '',
           },
diff --git a/test/live-preview/seed/post-2.ts b/test/live-preview/seed/post-2.ts
index d1e43c452e..67901ca959 100644
--- a/test/live-preview/seed/post-2.ts
+++ b/test/live-preview/seed/post-2.ts
@@ -38,10 +38,7 @@ export const post2: Partial<Post> = {
             },
           ],
           link: {
-            reference: {
-              relationTo: 'pages',
-              value: '',
-            },
+            type: 'custom',
             url: '',
             label: '',
           },
diff --git a/test/live-preview/seed/post-3.ts b/test/live-preview/seed/post-3.ts
index 3349c1eaa8..f7804de4cd 100644
--- a/test/live-preview/seed/post-3.ts
+++ b/test/live-preview/seed/post-3.ts
@@ -38,10 +38,7 @@ export const post3: Partial<Post> = {
             },
           ],
           link: {
-            reference: {
-              relationTo: 'pages',
-              value: '',
-            },
+            type: 'custom',
             url: '',
             label: '',
           },