diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/workspace/components/user-workspace-access/user-workspace-access.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/workspace/components/user-workspace-access/user-workspace-access.element.ts
index 7b9ad681c5..d303ea8569 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/workspace/components/user-workspace-access/user-workspace-access.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/workspace/components/user-workspace-access/user-workspace-access.element.ts
@@ -40,12 +40,15 @@ export class UmbUserWorkspaceAccessElement extends UmbLitElement {
 	#renderDocumentStartNodes() {
 		return html` <b><umb-localize key="sections_content">Content</umb-localize></b>
 			<umb-user-document-start-node
-				.uniques=${this._user?.documentStartNodeUniques || []}></umb-user-document-start-node>`;
+				.uniques=${this._user?.documentStartNodeUniques.map((reference) => reference.unique) ||
+				[]}></umb-user-document-start-node>`;
 	}
 
 	#renderMediaStartNodes() {
 		return html` <b><umb-localize key="sections_media">Media</umb-localize></b>
-			<umb-user-media-start-node .uniques=${this._user?.mediaStartNodeUniques || []}></umb-user-media-start-node>`;
+			<umb-user-media-start-node
+				.uniques=${this._user?.mediaStartNodeUniques.map((reference) => reference.unique) ||
+				[]}></umb-user-media-start-node>`;
 	}
 
 	static styles = [
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/workspace/components/user-workspace-assign-access/user-workspace-assign-access.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/workspace/components/user-workspace-assign-access/user-workspace-assign-access.element.ts
index 3ff486de9e..7a39ff8589 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/workspace/components/user-workspace-assign-access/user-workspace-assign-access.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/workspace/components/user-workspace-assign-access/user-workspace-assign-access.element.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export class UmbUserWorkspaceAssignAccessElement extends UmbLitElement {
 			description="${this.localize.term('user_groupsHelp')}">
 			<umb-user-group-input
 				slot="editor"
-				.selection=${this._userGroupUniques}
+				.selection=${this._userGroupUniques.map((reference) => reference.unique)}
 				@change=${this.#onUserGroupsChange}></umb-user-group-input>
 		</umb-property-layout>`;
 	}
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export class UmbUserWorkspaceAssignAccessElement extends UmbLitElement {
 					? html`
 							<umb-input-document
 								slot="editor"
-								.selection=${this._documentStartNodeUniques}
+								.selection=${this._documentStartNodeUniques.map((reference) => reference.unique)}
 								@change=${this.#onDocumentStartNodeChange}></umb-input-document>
 						`
 					: nothing}
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export class UmbUserWorkspaceAssignAccessElement extends UmbLitElement {
 					? html`
 							<umb-input-media
 								slot="editor"
-								.selection=${this._mediaStartNodeUniques}
+								.selection=${this._mediaStartNodeUniques.map((reference) => reference.unique)}
 								@change=${this.#onMediaStartNodeChange}></umb-input-media>
 						`
 					: nothing}