diff --git a/src/api/objects/object-utils.js b/src/api/objects/object-utils.js
index 28fe7693a8..108032467a 100644
--- a/src/api/objects/object-utils.js
+++ b/src/api/objects/object-utils.js
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ define([
      */
     function parseKeyString(keyString) {
         if (isIdentifier(keyString)) {
+            // TODO REMOVE FOR OMM-RELEASE-5.0
+            if (!keyString.namespace && keyString.key.includes(':')) {
+                console.error(`smushed key: ${keyString.key}`);
+            }
+
             return keyString;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/formActions/CreateAction.js b/src/plugins/formActions/CreateAction.js
index 950987898b..a5998b9f12 100644
--- a/src/plugins/formActions/CreateAction.js
+++ b/src/plugins/formActions/CreateAction.js
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ export default class CreateAction extends PropertiesAction {
 
         const parentDomainObject = this.openmct.objects.toMutable(parentDomainObjectPath[0]);
 
+        // TODO REMOVE FOR OMM-RELEASE-5.0
+        if (!parentDomainObject.identifier.namespace && parentDomainObject.key) {
+            console.error(`parent namespace in key: ${parentDomainObject.key}`);
+        }
+
         this.domainObject.modified = Date.now();
         this.domainObject.location = this.openmct.objects.makeKeyString(parentDomainObject.identifier);
         this.domainObject.identifier.namespace = parentDomainObject.identifier.namespace;