diff --git a/toscaparser/functions.py b/toscaparser/functions.py
index b64f1bc2..935e965d 100644
--- a/toscaparser/functions.py
+++ b/toscaparser/functions.py
@@ -246,6 +246,15 @@ class GetAttribute(Function):
                                 target_name)
 
     def _find_node_template(self, node_template_name):
+        # if the node_template_name has the long format
+        if isinstance(node_template_name, dict):
+            # get only the node name
+            if 'node' in node_template_name:
+                node_template_name = node_template_name['node']
+            else:
+                ExceptionCollector.appendException(
+                    ValueError(_(' No node name in the relationship.')))
+                return
         if node_template_name == HOST:
             # Currently this is the only way to tell whether the function
             # is used within the outputs section of the TOSCA template.
@@ -479,6 +488,15 @@ class GetProperty(Function):
         return found[0]
 
     def _find_node_template(self, node_template_name):
+        # if the node_template_name has the long format
+        if isinstance(node_template_name, dict):
+            # get only the node name
+            if 'node' in node_template_name:
+                node_template_name = node_template_name['node']
+            else:
+                ExceptionCollector.appendException(
+                    ValueError(_(' No node name in the relationship.')))
+                return
         if node_template_name == SELF:
             return self.context
         # enable the HOST value in the function
diff --git a/toscaparser/tests/data/test_long_rel.yaml b/toscaparser/tests/data/test_long_rel.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a0b0c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toscaparser/tests/data/test_long_rel.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
+
+description: TOSCA simple profile to test a relatinship in log format
+
+node_types:
+
+  tosca.nodes.SomeSoftwareComponent:
+    derived_from: tosca.nodes.SoftwareComponent
+    properties:
+      test:
+        type: string
+
+topology_template:
+
+  node_templates:
+
+    some:
+      type: tosca.nodes.SomeSoftwareComponent
+      properties:
+        test: { get_attribute: [ HOST, private_address ] }
+      requirements:
+      - host:
+          node: server
+          capability: tosca.capabilities.Container
+          relationship: tosca.relationships.HostedOn
+
+    server:
+      type: tosca.nodes.Compute
diff --git a/toscaparser/tests/test_toscatplvalidation.py b/toscaparser/tests/test_toscatplvalidation.py
index d4bf4f0f..d4abe3ef 100644
--- a/toscaparser/tests/test_toscatplvalidation.py
+++ b/toscaparser/tests/test_toscatplvalidation.py
@@ -1864,3 +1864,9 @@ heat-translator/master/translator/tests/data/custom_types/wordpress.yaml
             os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
             "data/test_normative_type_properties_override.yaml")
         self.assertIsNotNone(ToscaTemplate(tpl_path))
+
+    def test_long_rel(self):
+        tpl_path = os.path.join(
+            os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
+            "data/test_long_rel.yaml")
+        self.assertIsNotNone(ToscaTemplate(tpl_path))