diff --git a/packages/core/database/src/__tests__/repository.test.ts b/packages/core/database/src/__tests__/repository.test.ts
index 060a1d434..513bdfde4 100644
--- a/packages/core/database/src/__tests__/repository.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/database/src/__tests__/repository.test.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,80 @@ describe('repository.find', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('repository create with belongs to many', () => {
+  let db: Database;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    db = mockDatabase({
+      tablePrefix: '',
+    });
+    await db.clean({ drop: true });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => [await db.close()]);
+
+  it('should save value at through table', async () => {
+    const Product = db.collection({
+      name: 'products',
+      fields: [
+        { type: 'string', name: 'name' },
+        { type: 'integer', name: 'price' },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    const OrderProduct = db.collection({
+      name: 'orders_products',
+      fields: [{ type: 'integer', name: 'quantity' }],
+    });
+
+    const Order = db.collection({
+      name: 'orders',
+      fields: [
+        {
+          type: 'belongsToMany',
+          name: 'products',
+          through: 'orders_products',
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    await db.sync();
+
+    await Product.repository.create({
+      values: [
+        {
+          name: 'product1',
+          price: 100,
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'product2',
+          price: 200,
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    const p1 = await Product.repository.findOne({
+      filter: { name: 'product1' },
+    });
+
+    await Order.repository.create({
+      values: {
+        products: [
+          {
+            id: p1.get('id'),
+            orders_products: {
+              quantity: 20,
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+
+    const through = await OrderProduct.repository.findOne();
+    expect(through.get('quantity')).toBe(20);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('repository.create', () => {
   let db: Database;
   let User: Collection;
diff --git a/packages/core/database/src/update-associations.ts b/packages/core/database/src/update-associations.ts
index cd9bd4a86..a16853cc5 100644
--- a/packages/core/database/src/update-associations.ts
+++ b/packages/core/database/src/update-associations.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ import {
   HasOne,
   Hookable,
   ModelStatic,
-  Transactionable
+  Transactionable,
 } from 'sequelize';
 import { Model } from './model';
 import { UpdateGuard } from './update-guard';
+import lodash from 'lodash';
 
 function isUndefinedOrNull(value: any) {
   return typeof value === 'undefined' || value === null;
@@ -396,38 +397,40 @@ export async function updateMultipleAssociation(
       return;
     }
 
-    if (!Array.isArray(value)) {
-      value = [value];
-    }
+    value = lodash.castArray(value);
 
-    const list1 = []; // to be setted
-    const list2 = []; // to be added
-    const created = [];
+    const setItems = []; // to be setted
+    const objectItems = []; // to be added
+
+    // iterate item in value
     for (const item of value) {
       if (isUndefinedOrNull(item)) {
         continue;
       }
+
       if (isStringOrNumber(item)) {
-        list1.push(item);
+        setItems.push(item);
       } else if (item instanceof Model) {
-        list1.push(item);
+        setItems.push(item);
       } else if (item.sequelize) {
-        list1.push(item);
+        setItems.push(item);
       } else if (typeof item === 'object') {
         const targetKey = (association as any).targetKey || 'id';
+
         if (item[targetKey]) {
-          created.push(item[targetKey]);
-          list1.push(item[targetKey]);
+          setItems.push(item[targetKey]);
         }
-        list2.push(item);
+
+        objectItems.push(item);
       }
     }
 
     // associate targets in lists1
-    await model[setAccessor](list1, { transaction, context, individualHooks: true });
+    await model[setAccessor](setItems, { transaction, context, individualHooks: true });
 
-    const list3 = [];
-    for (const item of list2) {
+    const newItems = [];
+
+    for (const item of objectItems) {
       const pk = association.target.primaryKeyAttribute;
 
       const through = (<any>association).through ? (<any>association).through.model.name : null;
@@ -446,13 +449,14 @@ export async function updateMultipleAssociation(
       if (isUndefinedOrNull(item[pk])) {
         // create new record
         const instance = await model[createAccessor](item, accessorOptions);
+
         await updateAssociations(instance, item, {
           ...options,
           transaction,
           associationContext: association,
           updateAssociationValues: keys,
         });
-        list3.push(instance);
+        newItems.push(instance);
       } else {
         // set & update record
         const instance = await association.target.findByPk<any>(item[pk], {
@@ -462,9 +466,9 @@ export async function updateMultipleAssociation(
           continue;
         }
         const addAccessor = association.accessors.add;
-        if (!created.includes(item[pk])) {
-          await model[addAccessor](item[pk], accessorOptions);
-        }
+
+        await model[addAccessor](item[pk], accessorOptions);
+
         if (!recursive) {
           continue;
         }
@@ -477,11 +481,11 @@ export async function updateMultipleAssociation(
           associationContext: association,
           updateAssociationValues: keys,
         });
-        list3.push(instance);
+        newItems.push(instance);
       }
     }
 
-    model.setDataValue(key, list1.concat(list3));
+    model.setDataValue(key, setItems.concat(newItems));
   } catch (error) {
     throw error;
   }