diff --git a/nucleus/admin/config-api/src/main/java/org/glassfish/config/support/DomainXmlPreParser.java b/nucleus/admin/config-api/src/main/java/org/glassfish/config/support/DomainXmlPreParser.java
index 1ee661538bd..22afbdf17c1 100644
--- a/nucleus/admin/config-api/src/main/java/org/glassfish/config/support/DomainXmlPreParser.java
+++ b/nucleus/admin/config-api/src/main/java/org/glassfish/config/support/DomainXmlPreParser.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  * only if the new code is made subject to such option by the copyright
  * holder.
  */
-// Portions Copyright [2018-2023] Payara Foundation and/or affiliates
+// Portions Copyright [2018-2024] Payara Foundation and/or affiliates
 
 package org.glassfish.config.support;
 
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import javax.xml.stream.XMLInputFactory;
 import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException;
 import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader;
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ private DomainXmlPreParserException(String s) {
     private List<String> configNames = new LinkedList<>();
     private Map<String, String> mapServerConfig = new HashMap<>();
     private ClusterData cluster;
-    private DeploymentGroupData deploymentGroup;
+    private DeploymentGroupData deploymentGroup; // Refers to the FIRST deployment group for this instance.
     private String instanceName;
     private String serverConfigRef;
     private boolean valid = false;
@@ -129,14 +130,6 @@ final String getClusterName() {
         return cluster.name;
     }
 
-
-    final String getDeploymentGroupName() {
-        if(!validDG) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        return deploymentGroup.name;
-    }
-
     final List<String> getServerNames() {
         if(!valid) {
             return null;
@@ -146,9 +139,14 @@ final List<String> getServerNames() {
 
     final List<String> getDGServerNames() {
         if(!validDG) {
-            return Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
+            return Collections.emptyList();
         }
-        return deploymentGroup.dgServerRefs;
+
+        return deploymentGroups
+            .stream()
+            .filter(groupData -> groupData.dgServerRefs.contains(instanceName))
+            .flatMap(groupData -> groupData.dgServerRefs.stream())
+            .collect(Collectors.toList());
     }
 
     public Map<String, String> getMapServerConfig() {
diff --git a/nucleus/admin/config-api/src/main/java/org/glassfish/config/support/InstanceReaderFilter.java b/nucleus/admin/config-api/src/main/java/org/glassfish/config/support/InstanceReaderFilter.java
index 19305f9be10..d3e87c464d4 100644
--- a/nucleus/admin/config-api/src/main/java/org/glassfish/config/support/InstanceReaderFilter.java
+++ b/nucleus/admin/config-api/src/main/java/org/glassfish/config/support/InstanceReaderFilter.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  * only if the new code is made subject to such option by the copyright
  * holder.
  */
-// Portions Copyright [2018-2023] Payara Foundation and/or affiliates
+// Portions Copyright [2018-2024] Payara Foundation and/or affiliates
 
 package org.glassfish.config.support;
 
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ final boolean filterOut() throws XMLStreamException {
             if (elementName.equals(CLUSTER)){
                 return handleCluster(reader);
             }
-
-            if (elementName.equals(DEPLOYMENT_GROUP)){
-                return handleDeploymentGroup(reader);
-            }
             
             // keep everything else
             return false;
@@ -160,19 +156,6 @@ private boolean handleCluster(XMLStreamReader reader) {
         return !(StringUtils.ok(myCluster) && myCluster.equals(name));
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Note that dxpp.getClusterName() will definitely return null
-     * for stand-alone instances.  This is normal.
-     *
-     * @return true if we want to filter out this DEPLOYMENT GROUP element
-     */
-    private boolean handleDeploymentGroup(XMLStreamReader reader) {
-        String name = reader.getAttributeValue(null, NAME);
-        String myDG = dxpp.getDeploymentGroupName();
-
-        return !(StringUtils.ok(myDG) && myDG.equals(name));
-    }
-
     private final DomainXmlPreParser dxpp;
     private final String instanceName;
 }