diff --git a/src/Database/Persist/Sql/Graph/Cyclic.hs b/src/Database/Persist/Sql/Graph/Cyclic.hs
index d901202..378ca39 100644
--- a/src/Database/Persist/Sql/Graph/Cyclic.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Persist/Sql/Graph/Cyclic.hs
@@ -54,14 +54,11 @@ import Database.Persist.Local.Sql.Orphan.Common
 -- looks like, to help navigate the code:
 --
 -- > WITH RECURSIVE
--- >   start (id, path, cycle) AS (
+-- >   temp (id, path, cycle) AS (
 -- >       SELECT node.id, ARRAY[node.id], false
 -- >       FROM node LEFT OUTER JOIN edge
 -- >       ON node.id = edge.parent
 -- >       WHERE edge.parent IS NULL
--- >   ),
--- >   temp (id, path, cycle) AS (
--- >       SELECT * from start
 -- >     UNION ALL
 -- >       SELECT edge.parent,
 -- >              temp.path || edge.parent,
@@ -161,18 +158,11 @@ xcyclicn' follow filter minitials proxy = do
 
         sql = mconcat
             [ "WITH RECURSIVE "
-            , dbname start
-            , " ("
-            , T.intercalate "," $ map dbname [tid, tpath, tcycle]
-            , ") AS ( "
-            , sqlStart
-            , " ), "
             , dbname temp
             , " ("
             , T.intercalate "," $ map dbname [tid, tpath, tcycle]
-            , ") AS ( SELECT "
-                , "* FROM "
-                , dbname start
+            , ") AS ("
+            , sqlStart
 
             , " UNION ALL "
             , case follow of