diff --git a/Services/Container/classes/class.ilContainerGUI.php b/Services/Container/classes/class.ilContainerGUI.php
index ce7f40851ce3..1e3adb6a024c 100644
--- a/Services/Container/classes/class.ilContainerGUI.php
+++ b/Services/Container/classes/class.ilContainerGUI.php
@@ -1759,11 +1759,10 @@ public function pasteObject(): void
                 // get subnodes of top nodes
                 $subnodes[$ref_id] = $this->tree->getSubTree($top_node);
             }
-
             // now move all subtrees to new location
             foreach ($subnodes as $key => $subnode) {
                 // first paste top_node....
-                $obj_data = ilObjectFactory::getInstanceByRefId($ref_id);
+                $obj_data = ilObjectFactory::getInstanceByRefId($key);
                 $new_ref_id = $obj_data->createReference();
                 $obj_data->putInTree($this->requested_ref_id);
                 $obj_data->setPermissions($this->requested_ref_id);