diff --git a/ExportAdapter.js b/ExportAdapter.js
index df417ac83a..f12bb8384b 100644
--- a/ExportAdapter.js
+++ b/ExportAdapter.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ ExportAdapter.prototype.loadSchema = function(acceptor) {
 ExportAdapter.prototype.redirectClassNameForKey = function(className, key) {
   return this.loadSchema().then((schema) => {
     var t = schema.getExpectedType(className, key);
-    var match = t.match(/^relation<(.*)>$/);
+    var match = t ? t.match(/^relation<(.*)>$/) : false;
     if (match) {
       return match[1];
     } else {
diff --git a/spec/ParseRole.spec.js b/spec/ParseRole.spec.js
index 44476f1bd2..57c54fceaa 100644
--- a/spec/ParseRole.spec.js
+++ b/spec/ParseRole.spec.js
@@ -58,5 +58,19 @@ describe('Parse Role testing', () => {
 
   });
 
+  it('user role subscribers', (done)=> {
+      var role = new Parse.Role();
+      role.set('name','subscribers');
+      role.save({}, {useMasterKey : true})
+          .then((x)=>{
+            var query = role.relation('users').query();
+            query.find({useMasterKey : true})
+                .then((users)=>{
+                    done();
+                }, (e)=>{
+                    fail('should not have errors');
+                });
+        });
+  })
 });