diff --git a/arches/app/models/graph.py b/arches/app/models/graph.py
index b308970458..19b0829874 100644
--- a/arches/app/models/graph.py
+++ b/arches/app/models/graph.py
@@ -2654,6 +2654,7 @@ def _update_source_nodegroup_hierarchy(nodegroup):
                             setattr(source_node, key, getattr(future_node, key))
 
                     source_node.nodegroup_id = future_node.nodegroup_id
+                    source_node.grouping_node_id = source_node.nodegroup_id
                     if (
                         future_node_nodegroup_node
                         and future_node_nodegroup_node.source_identifier_id
@@ -2661,9 +2662,7 @@ def _update_source_nodegroup_hierarchy(nodegroup):
                         source_node.nodegroup_id = (
                             future_node_nodegroup_node.source_identifier_id
                         )
-                        source_node.grouping_node_id = (
-                            future_card_nodegroup_node.source_identifier_id
-                        )
+                        source_node.grouping_node_id = source_node.nodegroup_id
 
                     self.nodes[source_node.pk] = source_node
                 else:  # newly-created node
@@ -2677,6 +2676,7 @@ def _update_source_nodegroup_hierarchy(nodegroup):
                         future_node.nodegroup_id = (
                             future_node_nodegroup_node.source_identifier_id
                         )
+                        future_node.grouping_node_id = future_node.nodegroup_id
 
                     del editable_future_graph.nodes[future_node.pk]
                     self.nodes[future_node.pk] = future_node