diff --git a/packages/store/addon/-private/system/core-store.ts b/packages/store/addon/-private/system/core-store.ts
index 74654a106fb..88306d2bd58 100644
--- a/packages/store/addon/-private/system/core-store.ts
+++ b/packages/store/addon/-private/system/core-store.ts
@@ -2685,11 +2685,7 @@ abstract class CoreStore extends Service {
     @param {Object} data
   */
   _load(data: ExistingResourceObject) {
-    const resource: ResourceIdentifierObject = constructResource(
-      normalizeModelName(data.type),
-      ensureStringId(data.id),
-      coerceId(data.lid)
-    );
+    const resource = constructResource(normalizeModelName(data.type), ensureStringId(data.id), coerceId(data.lid));
 
     let internalModel = internalModelFactoryFor(this).lookup(resource, data);
 
diff --git a/packages/store/addon/-private/system/references/reference.ts b/packages/store/addon/-private/system/references/reference.ts
index 1f69ed3a06d..d97c45fbb9c 100644
--- a/packages/store/addon/-private/system/references/reference.ts
+++ b/packages/store/addon/-private/system/references/reference.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@ abstract class Reference {
   }
 
   get recordData() {
-    return internalModelForReference(this)?._recordData;
+    if (RECORD_ARRAY_MANAGER_IDENTIFIERS) {
+      this.store.recordDataFor(REFERENCE_CACHE.get(this) as StableRecordIdentifier, false);
+    } else {
+      return internalModelForReference(this)?._recordData;
+    }
   }
 
   public _resource(): ResourceIdentifier | JsonApiRelationship | void {}