diff --git a/src/associations/one-to-many.js b/src/associations/one-to-many.js
index 89256eb..dfcd391 100644
--- a/src/associations/one-to-many.js
+++ b/src/associations/one-to-many.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export const scope = (server, a, b, names) => {
       reply(list);
     },
 
-    config: _.defaults({
+    config: _.defaultsDeep({
       validate: {
         params: joi.object().keys({
           scope: joi.string().valid(...scopes),
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export const scopeScope = (server, a, b, names) => {
       reply(list);
     },
 
-    config: _.defaults({
+    config: _.defaultsDeep({
       validate: {
         params: joi.object().keys({
           scopea: joi.string().valid(...scopes.a),
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export const destroyScope = (server, a, b, names) => {
       reply(list);
     },
 
-    config: _.defaults({
+    config: _.defaultsDeep({
       validate: {
         params: joi.object().keys({
           scope: joi.string().valid(...scopes),
diff --git a/src/crud.js b/src/crud.js
index 4ba5d54..5af5d2a 100644
--- a/src/crud.js
+++ b/src/crud.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const get = (server, model) => {
 
       reply(instance);
     },
-    config: _.defaults({
+    config: _.defaultsDeep({
       validate: {
         params: joi.object().keys({
           id: joi.number().integer()
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export const scope = (server, model) => {
 
       reply(list);
     },
-    config: _.defaults({
+    config: _.defaultsDeep({
       validate: {
         params: joi.object().keys({
           scope: joi.string().valid(...scopes)
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export const destroyScope = (server, model) => {
 
       reply(list);
     },
-    config: _.defaults({
+    config: _.defaultsDeep({
       validate: {
         params: joi.object().keys({
           scope: joi.string().valid(...scopes)