Ember.js: getting model relationships from component's javascript

I am building a component, and I have noticed a behaviour that seems very odd to me. My component is invoked as follows:

My model contains a relationship as follows:

type: DS.belongsTo('type')

Now, in my-component.js, if I log to console this.get('model.type.name') (or this.get('model').get('type').get('name')), I get undefined. However, if in my-component.hbs I insert , the value is displayed correctly.

I don't really understand this behaviour: how can I access a model's relationship from within a component's javascript just like I do in the component's Handlebars template?

Thanks!