diff --git a/.changeset/pink-cobras-fetch.md b/.changeset/pink-cobras-fetch.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87cabc99ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/pink-cobras-fetch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
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+"@medusajs/utils": patch
+"@medusajs/deps": patch
+"@medusajs/order": patch
+---
+
+chore(): Test strategy
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/dal/mikro-orm/mikro-orm-repository.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/dal/mikro-orm/mikro-orm-repository.ts
index cee767cee2..de2895fcf6 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/dal/mikro-orm/mikro-orm-repository.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/dal/mikro-orm/mikro-orm-repository.ts
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ export function mikroOrmBaseRepositoryFactory<const T extends object>(
         if (findOptions_.options.limit != null || findOptions_.options.offset) {
           // TODO: from 7+ it will be the default strategy
           Object.assign(findOptions_.options, {
-            strategy: LoadStrategy.BALANCED,
+            strategy: LoadStrategy.SELECT_IN,
           })
         }
       }
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           // TODO: from 7+ it will be the default strategy
           Object.assign(findOptions_.options, {
-            strategy: LoadStrategy.BALANCED,
+            strategy: LoadStrategy.SELECT_IN,
           })
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/deps/package.json b/packages/deps/package.json
index 00c3a2460e..0a315932bb 100644
--- a/packages/deps/package.json
+++ b/packages/deps/package.json
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
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-    "@mikro-orm/migrations": "6.5.5",
-    "@mikro-orm/postgresql": "6.5.5",
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+    "@mikro-orm/knex": "6.4.16",
+    "@mikro-orm/migrations": "6.4.16",
+    "@mikro-orm/postgresql": "6.4.16",
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diff --git a/packages/modules/order/src/utils/base-repository-find.ts b/packages/modules/order/src/utils/base-repository-find.ts
index aa03039a7a..2e8fcbf067 100644
--- a/packages/modules/order/src/utils/base-repository-find.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/order/src/utils/base-repository-find.ts
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     if (!("strategy" in findOptions_.options)) {
       if (findOptions_.options.limit != null || findOptions_.options.offset) {
         Object.assign(findOptions_.options, {
-          strategy: LoadStrategy.BALANCED,
+          strategy: LoadStrategy.SELECT_IN,
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     if (!("strategy" in findOptions_.options)) {
       Object.assign(findOptions_.options, {
-        strategy: LoadStrategy.BALANCED,
+        strategy: LoadStrategy.SELECT_IN,
       })
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/modules/product/src/repositories/product-category.ts b/packages/modules/product/src/repositories/product-category.ts
index 1e62a7dde1..6f0b03eca5 100644
--- a/packages/modules/product/src/repositories/product-category.ts
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@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class ProductCategoryRepository extends DALUtils.MikroOrmBaseTreeReposito
     }
 
     Object.assign(findOptions_.options, {
-      strategy: LoadStrategy.BALANCED,
+      strategy: LoadStrategy.SELECT_IN,
     })
 
     return findOptions_
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 28925ffe1b..67ace983aa 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
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