diff --git a/app/models/condition.rb b/app/models/condition.rb
index f636b55e999..97d8800e6e4 100644
--- a/app/models/condition.rb
+++ b/app/models/condition.rb
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def self.options2hash(opts, rec)
         attr, val = o.split("=")
         ohash[attr.strip.downcase.to_sym] = val.strip.downcase
       end
-      if ohash[:ref] != rec.class.to_s.downcase
+      if ohash[:ref] != rec.class.to_s.downcase && !exclude_from_object_ref_substitution(ohash[:ref], rec)
         ref = rec.send(val) if val && rec.respond_to?(val)
       end
 
@@ -233,6 +233,13 @@ def self.options2hash(opts, rec)
     return ohash, ref, object
   end
 
+  def self.exclude_from_object_ref_substitution(reference, rec)
+    case reference
+    when "service"
+      rec.kind_of?(Service)
+    end
+  end
+
   def self.registry_data(ref, name, ohash)
     # <registry>HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Shell Folders\Common AppData</registry> == 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data'
     # <registry>HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Shell Folders : Common AppData</registry> == 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data'
diff --git a/spec/models/condition_spec.rb b/spec/models/condition_spec.rb
index 47082de439e..a1a63c05cf8 100644
--- a/spec/models/condition_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/condition_spec.rb
@@ -151,4 +151,12 @@
       expect(Condition.subst_matches?(expr, vm1)).not_to be_truthy
     end
   end
+
+  describe ".options2hash" do
+    it 'returns the same record if it is descendant from Service class and passed reference is "service" ' do
+      record = ServiceContainerTemplate.new
+      _, result_record, _ = described_class.options2hash("ref=service", record)
+      expect(result_record).to be(record)
+    end
+  end
 end