diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 29e89a2..c281909 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+neo4j
 pkg/*
 *.gem
 .bundle
-log/*
\ No newline at end of file
+log/*
diff --git a/lib/neography/node_traverser.rb b/lib/neography/node_traverser.rb
index 5942aa1..2899a9b 100644
--- a/lib/neography/node_traverser.rb
+++ b/lib/neography/node_traverser.rb
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def iterator
       options["return filter"] = @filter unless @filter.nil?
       options["depth"] = @depth unless @depth.nil?
 
-      if @relationships[0]["type"].nil?
+      if @relationships[0]["type"].empty?
         rels = @from.neo_server.get_node_relationships(@from, @relationships[0]["direction"])
         case @relationships[0]["direction"]
           when "in"