diff --git a/src/queryBuilders/getItemQueryBuilder.ts b/src/queryBuilders/getItemQueryBuilder.ts
index 580c1b0..5b36ab3 100644
--- a/src/queryBuilders/getItemQueryBuilder.ts
+++ b/src/queryBuilders/getItemQueryBuilder.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ import { DynamoDBDocumentClient } from "@aws-sdk/lib-dynamodb";
 import { GetNode } from "../nodes/getNode";
 import { QueryCompiler } from "../queryCompiler";
 import {
-  DeepPartial,
+  ExecuteOutput,
   ObjectFullPaths,
   PickPk,
   PickSkRequired,
   SelectAttributes,
-  StripKeys,
 } from "../typeHelpers";
 import { preventAwait } from "../util/preventAwait";
 
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ export interface GetQueryBuilderInterface<DDB, Table extends keyof DDB, O> {
     attributes: A
   ): GetQueryBuilderInterface<DDB, Table, SelectAttributes<DDB[Table], A>>;
 
-  execute(): Promise<StripKeys<DeepPartial<O>> | undefined>;
+  execute(): Promise<ExecuteOutput<O> | undefined>;
 }
 
 export class GetQueryBuilder<DDB, Table extends keyof DDB, O extends DDB[Table]>
@@ -77,10 +76,10 @@ export class GetQueryBuilder<DDB, Table extends keyof DDB, O extends DDB[Table]>
     }) as any;
   }
 
-  execute = async (): Promise<StripKeys<DeepPartial<O>> | undefined> => {
+  execute = async (): Promise<ExecuteOutput<O> | undefined> => {
     const command = this.#props.queryCompiler.compile(this.#props.node);
     const item = await this.#props.ddbClient.send(command);
-    return (item.Item as StripKeys<DeepPartial<O>>) ?? undefined;
+    return (item.Item as ExecuteOutput<O>) ?? undefined;
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/queryBuilders/queryQueryBuilder.integration.test.ts b/src/queryBuilders/queryQueryBuilder.integration.test.ts
index 007f04b..9bd395b 100644
--- a/src/queryBuilders/queryQueryBuilder.integration.test.ts
+++ b/src/queryBuilders/queryQueryBuilder.integration.test.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe("QueryQueryBuilder", () => {
   });
 
   it("handles a FilterExpression that uses attribute_exists and attribute_not_exists", async () => {
-    let data = await tsynamoClient
+    const data = await tsynamoClient
       .query("myTable")
       .keyCondition("userId", "=", "123")
       .filterExpression("nested.nestedString", "attribute_exists")
@@ -144,14 +144,14 @@ describe("QueryQueryBuilder", () => {
 
     expect(data).toMatchSnapshot();
 
-    data = await tsynamoClient
+    const data2 = await tsynamoClient
       .query("myTable")
       .keyCondition("userId", "=", "123")
       .filterExpression("nested.nestedString", "attribute_not_exists")
       .attributes(["userId", "nested"])
       .execute();
 
-    expect(data).toMatchSnapshot();
+    expect(data2).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
   it("handles a FilterExpression that uses begins_with", async () => {
diff --git a/src/queryBuilders/queryQueryBuilder.ts b/src/queryBuilders/queryQueryBuilder.ts
index 8d8b320..186cee9 100644
--- a/src/queryBuilders/queryQueryBuilder.ts
+++ b/src/queryBuilders/queryQueryBuilder.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 import { QueryNode } from "../nodes/queryNode";
 import { QueryCompiler } from "../queryCompiler";
 import {
-  DeepPartial,
+  ExecuteOutput,
   GetFromPath,
   ObjectFullPaths,
   ObjectKeyPaths,
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import {
 import { preventAwait } from "../util/preventAwait";
 
 export interface QueryQueryBuilderInterface<DDB, Table extends keyof DDB, O> {
-  execute(): Promise<StripKeys<DeepPartial<O>>[] | undefined>;
+  execute(): Promise<ExecuteOutput<O>[] | undefined>;
 
   /**
    * keyCondition methods
@@ -694,10 +694,10 @@ export class QueryQueryBuilder<
     }) as any;
   }
 
-  execute = async (): Promise<StripKeys<DeepPartial<O>>[] | undefined> => {
+  execute = async (): Promise<ExecuteOutput<O>[] | undefined> => {
     const command = this.#props.queryCompiler.compile(this.#props.node);
     const result = await this.#props.ddbClient.send(command);
-    return (result.Items as StripKeys<DeepPartial<O>>[]) ?? undefined;
+    return (result.Items as ExecuteOutput<O>[]) ?? undefined;
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/typeHelpers.ts b/src/typeHelpers.ts
index e57356d..8bb6fc8 100644
--- a/src/typeHelpers.ts
+++ b/src/typeHelpers.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ export type DeepPartial<T> = {
     : T[P];
 };
 
-export type ExecuteOutput<O> = StripKeys<PickPk<O> & DeepPartial<O>>;
+export type ExecuteOutput<O> = StripKeys<
+  PickPk<O> & PickSkRequired<O> & DeepPartial<O>
+>;
 
 type IntersectionToSingleObject<T> = T extends infer U
   ? { [K in keyof U]: U[K] }