diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Firewall/Util.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Firewall/Util.php
index f5f7bfbd6..36f6d85c0 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Firewall/Util.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Firewall/Util.php
@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ class Util
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * use provided alias object instead of creating one. When modifying multiple aliases referencing each other
+     * we need to use the same object for validations.
+     * @param Alias $alias object to link
+     */
+    public static function attachAliasObject($alias)
+    {
+        self::$aliasObject = $alias;
+    }
+
     /**
      * check if name exists in alias config section
      * @param string $name name
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Firewall/Alias.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Firewall/Alias.php
index c8a577d04..d0f83d7ce 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Firewall/Alias.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Firewall/Alias.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace OPNsense\Firewall;
 
 use OPNsense\Base\BaseModel;
 use OPNsense\Core\Config;
+use OPNsense\Firewall\Util;
 
 /**
  * Class Alias
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ class Alias extends BaseModel
      */
     public function refactor($oldname, $newname)
     {
+        Util::attachAliasObject($this);
         // replace in legacy config
         foreach ($this->searchConfig($oldname) as $item) {
             $item[2][0] = $newname;