diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IPsec/IPsec.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IPsec/IPsec.php
index cb0c0f9eb..e8944d39d 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IPsec/IPsec.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IPsec/IPsec.php
@@ -50,11 +50,10 @@ class IPsec extends BaseModel
             if ($validateFullModel || $node->isFieldChanged()) {
                 $tagName = $node->getInternalXMLTagName();
                 $parentNode = $node->getParentNode();
-                $parentKey = $parentNode->__reference;
                 $parentTagName = $parentNode->getInternalXMLTagName();
 
                 if ($parentTagName === 'keyPair' && in_array($tagName, ['keyType', 'privateKey', 'publicKey'])) {
-                    $keyPairs[$parentKey] = $parentNode;
+                    $keyPairs[$parentNode->__reference] = $parentNode;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.php
index de474db4b..28718ae2e 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.php
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ class OpenVPN extends BaseModel
             if ($validateFullModel || $node->isFieldChanged()) {
                 $tagName = $node->getInternalXMLTagName();
                 $parentNode = $node->getParentNode();
-                $parentKey = $parentNode->__reference;
                 $parentTagName = $parentNode->getInternalXMLTagName();
+
                 if ($parentTagName === 'Instance') {
-                    $instances[$parentKey] = $parentNode;
+                    $instances[$parentNode->__reference] = $parentNode;
                 }
             }
         }