diff --git a/src/Service/JobOrderHandler/ResqJobOrderHandler.php b/src/Service/JobOrderHandler/ResqJobOrderHandler.php
index 419c27c3..f5e07aaf 100644
--- a/src/Service/JobOrderHandler/ResqJobOrderHandler.php
+++ b/src/Service/JobOrderHandler/ResqJobOrderHandler.php
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ class ResqJobOrderHandler implements JobOrderHandlerInterface
                 if (empty($ref_jo)) {
                     $error_array['ref_jo'] = 'Invalid reference job order specified.';
                 } else {
-                    $jo->setReferenceJO($ref_jo);
+                    $jo->setReferenceJOId($ref_jo->getID());
                 }
             }
 
@@ -2158,7 +2158,7 @@ class ResqJobOrderHandler implements JobOrderHandlerInterface
                 if (empty($ref_jo)) {
                     $error_array['ref_jo'] = 'Invalid reference job order specified.';
                 } else {
-                    $jo->setReferenceJO($ref_jo);
+                    $jo->setReferenceJOId($ref_jo->getID());
                 }
             }