diff --git a/lib/administrate/base_dashboard.rb b/lib/administrate/base_dashboard.rb
index a597149eb7..3a00befe90 100644
--- a/lib/administrate/base_dashboard.rb
+++ b/lib/administrate/base_dashboard.rb
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def attribute_not_found_message(attr)
 
     def attribute_includes(attributes)
       attributes.map do |key|
-        field = self.class::ATTRIBUTE_TYPES[key]
+        field = attribute_type_for(key)
 
         key if field.associative?
       end.compact