diff --git a/libs/remix-astwalker/src/astWalker.ts b/libs/remix-astwalker/src/astWalker.ts
index 24229a298a..5ee9e46e71 100644
--- a/libs/remix-astwalker/src/astWalker.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-astwalker/src/astWalker.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ export class AstWalker extends EventEmitter {
       tempArr.push(nodes)
       nodes = tempArr
     }
+    
+    // To break object referencing
+    nodes = [...nodes]
 
     if(ast.nodes && ast.baseContracts?.length) { // for ContractDefinition
         nodes.push(...ast.baseContracts)
diff --git a/libs/remix-astwalker/tests/newTests.ts b/libs/remix-astwalker/tests/newTests.ts
index cb30b5f36a..d739cd09e8 100644
--- a/libs/remix-astwalker/tests/newTests.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-astwalker/tests/newTests.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ tape("New ASTWalker", (t: tape.Test) => {
 
   t.test("ASTWalker.getASTNodeChildren", (st: tape.Test) => {
     const latestAST = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(latestASTNode))
-    st.plan(14);
+    st.plan(26);
     st.equal(latestAST.nodeType, 'SourceUnit')
 
     let subNodes1 = astWalker.getASTNodeChildren(latestAST)
@@ -81,11 +81,35 @@ tape("New ASTWalker", (t: tape.Test) => {
     st.equal(subNodes2[3].nodeType, 'InheritanceSpecifier')
 
     let subNodes3 = astWalker.getASTNodeChildren(subNodes2[0])
-
     st.equal(subNodes3.length, 1)
     st.equal(subNodes3[0].nodeType, 'ElementaryTypeName')
 
+    let subNodes4 = astWalker.getASTNodeChildren(subNodes3[0])
+    st.equal(subNodes4.length, 0)
+
     subNodes3 = astWalker.getASTNodeChildren(subNodes2[1])
+    st.equal(subNodes3.length, 1)
+    st.equal(subNodes3[0].nodeType, 'Block')
+
+    subNodes4 = astWalker.getASTNodeChildren(subNodes3[0])
+    st.equal(subNodes4.length, 1)
+    st.equal(subNodes4[0].nodeType, 'ExpressionStatement')
+
+    let subNodes5 = astWalker.getASTNodeChildren(subNodes4[0])
+    st.equal(subNodes5.length, 1)
+    st.equal(subNodes5[0].nodeType, 'Assignment')
+
+    let subNodes6 = astWalker.getASTNodeChildren(subNodes5[0])
+
+    st.equal(subNodes6.length, 2)
+    st.equal(subNodes6[0].nodeType, 'Identifier')
+    st.equal(subNodes6[1].nodeType, 'Identifier')
+
+    let subNodes7 = astWalker.getASTNodeChildren(subNodes6[0])
+    st.equal(subNodes7.length, 0)
+
+    subNodes7 = astWalker.getASTNodeChildren(subNodes6[1])
+    st.equal(subNodes7.length, 0)
 
     st.end();
   });