diff --git a/docs/releases.md b/docs/releases.md
index d874436..6db4463 100644
--- a/docs/releases.md
+++ b/docs/releases.md
@@ -9,15 +9,21 @@
   *  `exclude: Union[Set, Dict, None]` -> set/dict of relations to exclude from save, those relation won't be saved even with `follow=True` and `save_all=True`. 
      To exclude nested relations pass a nested dictionary like: `exclude={"child":{"sub_child": {"exclude_sub_child_realtion"}}}`. The allowed values follow
      the `fields/exclude_fields` (from `QuerySet`) methods schema so when in doubt you can refer to docs in queries -> selecting subset of fields -> fields.
-*  `dict()` method previously included only directly related models or nested models if they were not nullable and not virtual, 
+*  `Model.dict()` method previously included only directly related models or nested models if they were not nullable and not virtual, 
    now all related models not previously visited without loops are included in `dict()`. This should be not breaking
    as just more data will be dumped to dict, but it should not be missing.
-
+*  `QuerySet.delete(each=False, **kwargs)` previously required that you either pass a `filter` (by `**kwargs` or as a separate `filter()` call) or set `each=True` now also accepts
+    `exclude()` calls that generates NOT filter. So either `each=True` needs to be set to delete whole table or at least one of `filter/exclude` clauses.
+*  Same thing applies to `QuerySet.update(each=False, **kwargs)` which also previously required that you either pass a `filter` (by `**kwargs` or as a separate `filter()` call) or set `each=True` now also accepts
+    `exclude()` calls that generates NOT filter. So either `each=True` needs to be set to update whole table or at least one of `filter/exclude` clauses.
+*  Same thing applies to `QuerysetProxy.update(each=False, **kwargs)` which also previously required that you either pass a `filter` (by `**kwargs` or as a separate `filter()` call) or set `each=True` now also accepts
+    `exclude()` calls that generates NOT filter. So either `each=True` needs to be set to update whole table or at least one of `filter/exclude` clauses.
 
 ## Fixes
 
 *  Fix improper relation field resolution in `QuerysetProxy` if fk column has different database alias.
 *  Fix hitting recursion error with very complicated models structure with loops when calling `dict()`.
+*  Fix bug when two non-relation fields were merged (appended) in query result when they were not relation fields (i.e. JSON)
 
 ## Other
 
diff --git a/ormar/models/mixins/merge_mixin.py b/ormar/models/mixins/merge_mixin.py
index 32d7288..e7234e4 100644
--- a/ormar/models/mixins/merge_mixin.py
+++ b/ormar/models/mixins/merge_mixin.py
@@ -60,20 +60,23 @@ class MergeModelMixin:
         :return: current Model instance with data merged from previous one.
         :rtype: Model
         """
-        for field in one.Meta.model_fields.keys():
-            current_field = getattr(one, field)
-            if isinstance(current_field, list) and not isinstance(
-                current_field, ormar.Model
-            ):
-                setattr(other, field, current_field + getattr(other, field))
-            elif (
-                isinstance(current_field, ormar.Model)
-                and current_field.pk == getattr(other, field).pk
-            ):
-                setattr(
-                    other,
-                    field,
-                    cls.merge_two_instances(current_field, getattr(other, field)),
-                )
+        for field_name, field in one.Meta.model_fields.items():
+            current_field = getattr(one, field_name)
+            if field.is_relation:
+                if isinstance(current_field, list):
+                    setattr(
+                        other, field_name, current_field + getattr(other, field_name)
+                    )
+                elif (
+                    isinstance(current_field, ormar.Model)
+                    and current_field.pk == getattr(other, field_name).pk
+                ):
+                    setattr(
+                        other,
+                        field_name,
+                        cls.merge_two_instances(
+                            current_field, getattr(other, field_name)
+                        ),
+                    )
         other.set_save_status(True)
         return other
diff --git a/ormar/models/model.py b/ormar/models/model.py
index 4eb0c29..4a2e81f 100644
--- a/ormar/models/model.py
+++ b/ormar/models/model.py
@@ -150,15 +150,16 @@ class Model(ModelRow):
         for related in self.extract_related_names():
             if relation_map and related in relation_map:
                 value = getattr(self, related)
-                update_count = await self._update_and_follow(
-                    value=value,
-                    follow=follow,
-                    save_all=save_all,
-                    relation_map=self._skip_ellipsis(  # type: ignore
-                        relation_map, related, default_return={}
-                    ),
-                    update_count=update_count,
-                )
+                if value:
+                    update_count = await self._update_and_follow(
+                        value=value,
+                        follow=follow,
+                        save_all=save_all,
+                        relation_map=self._skip_ellipsis(  # type: ignore
+                            relation_map, related, default_return={}
+                        ),
+                        update_count=update_count,
+                    )
         return update_count
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/ormar/queryset/queryset.py b/ormar/queryset/queryset.py
index e05b108..c325a20 100644
--- a/ormar/queryset/queryset.py
+++ b/ormar/queryset/queryset.py
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ class QuerySet(Generic[T]):
         :return: number of updated rows
         :rtype: int
         """
-        if not each and not self.filter_clauses:
+        if not each and not (self.filter_clauses or self.exclude_clauses):
             raise QueryDefinitionError(
                 "You cannot update without filtering the queryset first. "
                 "If you want to update all rows use update(each=True, **kwargs)"
@@ -666,6 +666,9 @@ class QuerySet(Generic[T]):
         expr = FilterQuery(filter_clauses=self.filter_clauses).apply(
             self.table.update().values(**updates)
         )
+        expr = FilterQuery(filter_clauses=self.exclude_clauses, exclude=True).apply(
+            expr
+        )
         return await self.database.execute(expr)
 
     async def delete(self, each: bool = False, **kwargs: Any) -> int:
@@ -684,7 +687,7 @@ class QuerySet(Generic[T]):
         """
         if kwargs:
             return await self.filter(**kwargs).delete()
-        if not each and not self.filter_clauses:
+        if not each and not (self.filter_clauses or self.exclude_clauses):
             raise QueryDefinitionError(
                 "You cannot delete without filtering the queryset first. "
                 "If you want to delete all rows use delete(each=True)"
@@ -692,6 +695,9 @@ class QuerySet(Generic[T]):
         expr = FilterQuery(filter_clauses=self.filter_clauses).apply(
             self.table.delete()
         )
+        expr = FilterQuery(filter_clauses=self.exclude_clauses, exclude=True).apply(
+            expr
+        )
         return await self.database.execute(expr)
 
     def paginate(self, page: int, page_size: int = 20) -> "QuerySet[T]":
diff --git a/ormar/relations/querysetproxy.py b/ormar/relations/querysetproxy.py
index 7874b06..953b43d 100644
--- a/ormar/relations/querysetproxy.py
+++ b/ormar/relations/querysetproxy.py
@@ -389,7 +389,11 @@ class QuerysetProxy(Generic[T]):
         :rtype: int
         """
         # queryset proxy always have one filter for pk of parent model
-        if not each and len(self.queryset.filter_clauses) == 1:
+        if (
+            not each
+            and (len(self.queryset.filter_clauses) + len(self.queryset.exclude_clauses))
+            == 1
+        ):
             raise QueryDefinitionError(
                 "You cannot update without filtering the queryset first. "
                 "If you want to update all rows use update(each=True, **kwargs)"
diff --git a/tests/test_queries/test_non_relation_fields_not_merged.py b/tests/test_queries/test_non_relation_fields_not_merged.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38cda87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_queries/test_non_relation_fields_not_merged.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+
+import databases
+import pytest
+import sqlalchemy
+
+import ormar
+from tests.settings import DATABASE_URL
+
+database = databases.Database(DATABASE_URL)
+metadata = sqlalchemy.MetaData()
+
+
+class BaseMeta(ormar.ModelMeta):
+    metadata = metadata
+    database = database
+
+
+class Chart(ormar.Model):
+    class Meta(BaseMeta):
+        tablename = "authors"
+
+    id: int = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True)
+    datasets = ormar.JSON()
+
+
+class Config(ormar.Model):
+    class Meta(BaseMeta):
+        tablename = "books"
+
+    id: int = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True)
+    chart: Optional[Chart] = ormar.ForeignKey(Chart)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True, scope="module")
+def create_test_database():
+    engine = sqlalchemy.create_engine(DATABASE_URL)
+    metadata.drop_all(engine)
+    metadata.create_all(engine)
+    yield
+    metadata.drop_all(engine)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_list_field_that_is_not_relation_is_not_merged():
+    async with database:
+        chart = await Chart.objects.create(datasets=[{"test": "ok"}])
+        await Config.objects.create(chart=chart)
+        await Config.objects.create(chart=chart)
+
+        chart2 = await Chart.objects.select_related("configs").get()
+        assert len(chart2.datasets) == 1
+        assert chart2.datasets == [{"test": "ok"}]