diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IPsec/Swanctl.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IPsec/Swanctl.php
index e91fb5faa7..42f0859aa4 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IPsec/Swanctl.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IPsec/Swanctl.php
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ class Swanctl extends BaseModel
                 $parent = null;
                 $thisnode = [];
                 foreach ($node->iterateItems() as $attr_name => $attr) {
-                    if ($attr_name == 'connection' && isset($data['connections'][(string)$attr])) {
+                    if ($key == 'connections' && in_array($attr_name ,['local_ts', 'remote_ts'])) {
+                        /* virtual nodes belonging to child */
+                        continue;
+                    } elseif ($attr_name == 'connection' && isset($data['connections'][(string)$attr])) {
                         $parent = (string)$attr;
                         continue;
                     } elseif ($attr_name == 'pools') {