diff --git a/query/query3_test.go b/query/query3_test.go
index c7db81edc93..9da965a4a6d 100644
--- a/query/query3_test.go
+++ b/query/query3_test.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func TestRecurseNestedError2(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRecurseQuery(t *testing.T) {
+
 	query := `
 		{
 			me(func: uid(0x01)) @recurse {
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ func TestRecurseQuery(t *testing.T) {
 		}`
 	js := processQueryNoErr(t, query)
 	require.JSONEq(t,
-		`{"data": {"me":[{"name":"Michonne", "friend":[{"name":"Rick Grimes", "friend":[{"name":"Michonne"}]},{"name":"Glenn Rhee"},{"name":"Daryl Dixon"},{"name":"Andrea"}]}]}}`, js)
+		`{"data": {"me":[{"name":"Michonne", "friend":[{"name":"Rick Grimes", "friend":[{"name":"Michonne"}]},{"name":"Glenn Rhee"},{"name":"Daryl Dixon"},{"name":"Andrea", "friend":[{"name":"Glenn Rhee"}]}]}]}}`, js)
 }
 
 func TestRecurseExpand(t *testing.T) {
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ func TestRecurseQueryOrder(t *testing.T) {
 		}`
 	js := processQueryNoErr(t, query)
 	require.JSONEq(t,
-		`{"data": {"me":[{"dob":"1910-01-01T00:00:00Z","friend":[{"dob":"1910-01-02T00:00:00Z","friend":[{"dob":"1910-01-01T00:00:00Z","name":"Michonne"}],"name":"Rick Grimes"},{"dob":"1909-05-05T00:00:00Z","name":"Glenn Rhee"},{"dob":"1909-01-10T00:00:00Z","name":"Daryl Dixon"},{"dob":"1901-01-15T00:00:00Z","name":"Andrea"}],"name":"Michonne"}]}}`,
+		`{"data": {"me":[{"dob":"1910-01-01T00:00:00Z","friend":[{"dob":"1910-01-02T00:00:00Z","friend":[{"dob":"1910-01-01T00:00:00Z","name":"Michonne"}],"name":"Rick Grimes"},{"dob":"1909-05-05T00:00:00Z","name":"Glenn Rhee"},{"dob":"1909-01-10T00:00:00Z","name":"Daryl Dixon"},{"dob":"1901-01-15T00:00:00Z","friend":[{"dob":"1909-05-05T00:00:00Z","name":"Glenn Rhee"}],"name":"Andrea"}],"name":"Michonne"}]}}`,
 		js)
 }
 
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func TestRecurseQueryAllowLoop(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		}`
 	js := processQueryNoErr(t, query)
-	require.JSONEq(t, `{"data":{"me":[{"friend":[{"friend":[{"dob":"1910-01-01T00:00:00Z","name":"Michonne"}],"dob":"1910-01-02T00:00:00Z","name":"Rick Grimes"},{"dob":"1909-05-05T00:00:00Z","name":"Glenn Rhee"},{"dob":"1909-01-10T00:00:00Z","name":"Daryl Dixon"},{"dob":"1901-01-15T00:00:00Z","name":"Andrea"}],"dob":"1910-01-01T00:00:00Z","name":"Michonne"}]}}`, js)
+	require.JSONEq(t, `{"data":{"me":[{"friend":[{"friend":[{"dob":"1910-01-01T00:00:00Z","name":"Michonne"}],"dob":"1910-01-02T00:00:00Z","name":"Rick Grimes"},{"dob":"1909-05-05T00:00:00Z","name":"Glenn Rhee"},{"dob":"1909-01-10T00:00:00Z","name":"Daryl Dixon"},{"friend":[{"dob":"1909-05-05T00:00:00Z","name":"Glenn Rhee"}],"dob":"1901-01-15T00:00:00Z","name":"Andrea"}],"dob":"1910-01-01T00:00:00Z","name":"Michonne"}]}}`, js)
 }
 
 func TestRecurseQueryAllowLoop2(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/query/recurse.go b/query/recurse.go
index abaefbeab63..40a4475c117 100644
--- a/query/recurse.go
+++ b/query/recurse.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (start *SubGraph) expandRecurse(ctx context.Context, maxDepth uint64) error {
-	// Note: Key format is - "attr|toUID"
+	// Note: Key format is - "attr|fromUID|toUID"
 	reachMap := make(map[string]struct{})
 	allowLoop := start.Params.RecurseArgs.AllowLoop
 	var numEdges uint64
@@ -118,15 +118,15 @@ func (start *SubGraph) expandRecurse(ctx context.Context, maxDepth uint64) error
 				sg.updateUidMatrix()
 			}
 
-			for mIdx := range sg.SrcUIDs.Uids {
+			for mIdx, fromUID := range sg.SrcUIDs.Uids {
 				if allowLoop {
 					for _, ul := range sg.uidMatrix {
 						numEdges += uint64(len(ul.Uids))
 					}
 				} else {
 					algo.ApplyFilter(sg.uidMatrix[mIdx], func(uid uint64, i int) bool {
-						key := fmt.Sprintf("%s|%d", sg.Attr, uid)
-						_, seen := reachMap[key]
+						key := fmt.Sprintf("%s|%d|%d", sg.Attr, fromUID, uid)
+						_, seen := reachMap[key] // Combine fromUID here.
 						if seen {
 							return false
 						}