Laravel: Model relationships lazy loading not working properly in boot() method - loads all records instead of respecting constraints

I'm encountering an unusual behavior with Laravel's lazy loading of relationships in the boot() method.

Problem Description: When trying to access model relationships using lazy loading ($user->relation) in the boot() method, it seems Laravel isn't properly handling the relationship configurations. However, if I explicitly preload the relationship using $user->load('relation'), everything works as expected.

Example of the Issue: In my case, I have a chain of relationships:

auth()->user()->role->permissions

This unexpectedly results in Laravel first fetching a single role (with LIMIT 1) and then loading ALL permissions from the role_permissions table. To verify this behavior, I created a test relationship directly from User to role_permissions table, and the result was the same - it loads all rows from role_permissions table.

What I've Tried:

I will use $user in this example, but this applies to any hydrated model inside boot() method.

Using lazy loading directly: $user->relation Using eager loading: $user->load('role.permissions')

class Contractor extends AbstractModel
{

    public static function boot()
    {
        // Scenario 1
        auth()->user()->role->permissions; // incorrect - all records from role_permissions

        // Scenario 2
        $user = User::find(auth()->user()->id);
        $user->role->permissions; // incorrect - all records from role_permissions

        // Scenario 3
        auth()->user()->load('role.permissions');
        auth()->user()->role->permissions; // correct records
        
        // Some other logic
    }
}

The eager loading approach works correctly, while lazy loading exhibits unexpected behavior.

Questions:

Is this a known limitation of Laravel's boot() method? Why does lazy loading behave differently in boot() compared to other methods? Is there a recommended approach for handling relationship loading in boot()?

Environment: Laravel Version: 11 PHP Version: 8.2