diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/core/mapping/Neo4jMappingContext.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/core/mapping/Neo4jMappingContext.java
index b93dcd345..0e13dd5d1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/core/mapping/Neo4jMappingContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/core/mapping/Neo4jMappingContext.java
@@ -613,8 +613,8 @@ public final class Neo4jMappingContext extends AbstractMappingContext<Neo4jPersi
 				getEntityConverter().write(relatedValue.getRelationshipProperties(), propMap);
 				relationshipRows.add(propMap);
 			}
-			relationshipPropertiesEntries.put(Constants.NAME_OF_RELATIONSHIP_LIST_PARAM, relationshipRows);
 		}
+		relationshipPropertiesEntries.put(Constants.NAME_OF_RELATIONSHIP_LIST_PARAM, relationshipRows);
 		return new CreateRelationshipStatementHolder(relationshipCreationQuery, relationshipPropertiesEntries);
 	}