diff --git a/src/CascadeSoftDeletes.php b/src/CascadeSoftDeletes.php
index d97d5d0..105d380 100644
--- a/src/CascadeSoftDeletes.php
+++ b/src/CascadeSoftDeletes.php
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ protected function getCascadingDeletes()
     protected function getActiveCascadingDeletes()
     {
         return array_filter($this->getCascadingDeletes(), function ($relationship) {
-            return ! is_null($this->{$relationship});
+            return $this->{$relationship}()->exists();
         });
     }
 }