diff --git a/model/model-impl/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/model/impl/lens/LensUtil.java b/model/model-impl/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/model/impl/lens/LensUtil.java
index 6f15b2ed1d4..6cbca97de07 100644
--- a/model/model-impl/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/model/impl/lens/LensUtil.java
+++ b/model/model-impl/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/model/impl/lens/LensUtil.java
@@ -376,7 +376,8 @@ public void visit(I pvwo) {
                     continue;
                 }
                 if (filterExistingValues && !hasValue(itemExisting, value, valueMatcher, comparator)) {
-                	LOGGER.trace("Value {} NOT deleted to delta for item {} the item does not have that value in {}",
+					// temporarily changed from .trace to .info in order to assist with problems like MID-2368
+                	LOGGER.info("Value {} NOT deleted to delta for item {} the item does not have that value in {}",
                 			new Object[]{value, itemPath, contextDescription});
                 	continue;
                 }
diff --git a/model/model-impl/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/model/impl/lens/projector/ConsolidationProcessor.java b/model/model-impl/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/model/impl/lens/projector/ConsolidationProcessor.java
index c104b71468d..42b4bb48dc9 100644
--- a/model/model-impl/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/model/impl/lens/projector/ConsolidationProcessor.java
+++ b/model/model-impl/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/model/impl/lens/projector/ConsolidationProcessor.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 import com.evolveum.midpoint.xml.ns._public.common.common_3.ShadowAssociationType;
 import com.evolveum.midpoint.xml.ns._public.common.common_3.ShadowType;
 
-import org.apache.commons.lang.Validate;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.ObjectUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
@@ -331,8 +331,13 @@ public int compare(PrismContainerValue<ShadowAssociationType> o1,
     			
     			PrismReference ref1 = o1.findReference(ShadowAssociationType.F_SHADOW_REF);
     			PrismReference ref2 = o2.findReference(ShadowAssociationType.F_SHADOW_REF);
-    			
-    			if (ref1.equals(ref2)){
+
+				// We do not want to compare references in details. Comparing OIDs suffices.
+				// Otherwise we get into problems, as one of the references might be e.g. without type,
+				// causing unpredictable behavior (MID-2368)
+				String oid1 = ref1 != null ? ref1.getOid() : null;
+				String oid2 = ref2 != null ? ref2.getOid() : null;
+    			if (ObjectUtils.equals(oid1, oid2)) {
     				return 0;
     			}