diff --git a/objectModel/Python/cdm/objectmodel/cdm_object_def.py b/objectModel/Python/cdm/objectmodel/cdm_object_def.py
index fdb9e9535e..8b8e96e9e4 100644
--- a/objectModel/Python/cdm/objectmodel/cdm_object_def.py
+++ b/objectModel/Python/cdm/objectmodel/cdm_object_def.py
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@
 from abc import abstractmethod
 from typing import Optional, TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from cdm.enums import CdmObjectType
+from cdm.utilities import ResolveOptions
 
 from .cdm_object import CdmObject
 from .cdm_object_ref import CdmObjectReference
 from .cdm_trait_collection import CdmTraitCollection
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from cdm.objectmodel import CdmCorpusContext, CdmTraitDefinition, CdmTraitReference
+    from cdm.objectmodel import CdmCorpusContext
     from cdm.resolvedmodel import ResolvedTraitSetBuilder
-    from cdm.utilities import ResolveOptions, VisitCallback
+    from cdm.utilities import VisitCallback
 
 
 class CdmObjectDefinition(CdmObject):
diff --git a/objectModel/Python/cdm/storage/storage_manager.py b/objectModel/Python/cdm/storage/storage_manager.py
index 198d0234a9..4db8031680 100644
--- a/objectModel/Python/cdm/storage/storage_manager.py
+++ b/objectModel/Python/cdm/storage/storage_manager.py
@@ -191,12 +191,14 @@ def create_absolute_corpus_path(self, object_path: str, obj: 'CdmObject' = None)
             prefix = None
             namespace_from_obj = None
 
-            if obj and hasattr(obj, 'namespace') and hasattr(obj, 'folder_path'):
-                prefix = obj._folder_path
-                namespace_from_obj = obj._namespace
-            elif obj and obj.in_document:
-                prefix = obj.in_document._folder_path
-                namespace_from_obj = obj.in_document._namespace
+            if obj:
+                obj_doc = getattr(obj, "owner", obj)
+                if hasattr(obj_doc, 'namespace') and hasattr(obj_doc, 'folder_path'):
+                    prefix = obj_doc.folder_path
+                    namespace_from_obj = obj_doc.namespace
+                elif obj.in_document:
+                    prefix = obj.in_document._folder_path
+                    namespace_from_obj = obj.in_document._namespace
 
             if prefix and self._contains_unsupported_path_format(prefix):
                 # Already called status_rpt when checking for unsupported path format.