diff --git a/frontend/src/_helpers/utils.js b/frontend/src/_helpers/utils.js
index e26e88b8a7..fcf96b7f33 100644
--- a/frontend/src/_helpers/utils.js
+++ b/frontend/src/_helpers/utils.js
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ export function resolve(data, state) {
 }
 
 export function resolveReferences(object, state, defaultValue, customObjects = {}, withError = false) {
+
+  object = _.clone(object)
+
   const objectType = typeof object;
   let error;
   switch (objectType) {