diff --git a/lib/ash/engine/request.ex b/lib/ash/engine/request.ex
index 96a6103c..a07e9e26 100644
--- a/lib/ash/engine/request.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/engine/request.ex
@@ -679,7 +679,11 @@ defmodule Ash.Engine.Request do
 
   defp get_dependency_data(request, dep) do
     if local_dep?(request, dep) do
-      Map.fetch(request, List.last(dep))
+      case Map.fetch(request, List.last(dep)) do
+        {:ok, %UnresolvedField{}} -> :error
+        {:ok, value} -> {:ok, value}
+        :error -> :error
+      end
     else
       Map.fetch(request.dependency_data, dep)
     end