diff --git a/platform/core/src/capabilities/PersistenceCapability.js b/platform/core/src/capabilities/PersistenceCapability.js
index f67b8145e6..7c32608a99 100644
--- a/platform/core/src/capabilities/PersistenceCapability.js
+++ b/platform/core/src/capabilities/PersistenceCapability.js
@@ -114,7 +114,12 @@ define(["objectUtils"],
             var self = this,
                 domainObject = this.domainObject;
 
-            let newStyleObject = objectUtils.toNewFormat(domainObject.getModel(), domainObject.getId());
+            const identifier = {
+                namespace: this.getSpace(),
+                key: this.getKey()
+            };
+
+            let newStyleObject = objectUtils.toNewFormat(domainObject.getModel(), identifier);
 
             return this.openmct.objects
                 .save(newStyleObject)
@@ -146,6 +151,7 @@ define(["objectUtils"],
                     return domainObject.useCapability("mutation", function () {
                         return model;
                     }, modified);
+
                 }
             }
 
@@ -153,11 +159,10 @@ define(["objectUtils"],
                 return this.$q.when(true);
             }
 
-            return this.openmct.objects.get(domainObject.getId()).then((newStyleObject) => {
-                let oldStyleObject = this.openmct.legacyObject(newStyleObject);
-
-                return updateModel(oldStyleObject.getModel());
-            });
+            return this.persistenceService.readObject(
+                this.getSpace(),
+                this.getKey()
+            ).then(updateModel);
         };
 
         /**
diff --git a/platform/core/test/capabilities/PersistenceCapabilitySpec.js b/platform/core/test/capabilities/PersistenceCapabilitySpec.js
index 07733be3d2..ae5ef99689 100644
--- a/platform/core/test/capabilities/PersistenceCapabilitySpec.js
+++ b/platform/core/test/capabilities/PersistenceCapabilitySpec.js
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ define(
                 key = "persistence key",
                 id = "object identifier",
                 model,
-                refreshModel,
                 SPACE = "some space",
                 persistence,
                 mockOpenMCT,
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ define(
                     someKey: "some value",
                     name: "domain object"
                 };
-                refreshModel = {someOtherKey: "some other value"};
 
                 mockPersistenceService = jasmine.createSpyObj(
                     "persistenceService",
@@ -101,8 +99,8 @@ define(
 
                 mockNewStyleDomainObject = Object.assign({}, model);
                 mockNewStyleDomainObject.identifier = {
-                    namespace: "",
-                    key: id
+                    namespace: SPACE,
+                    key: key
                 };
 
                 // Simulate mutation capability
@@ -112,16 +110,8 @@ define(
                     }
                 });
 
-                mockOpenMCT = {
-                    legacyObject: function (object) {
-                        return {
-                            getModel: function () {
-                                return object;
-                            }
-                        };
-                    }
-                };
-                mockOpenMCT.objects = jasmine.createSpyObj('Object API', ['save', 'get']);
+                mockOpenMCT = {};
+                mockOpenMCT.objects = jasmine.createSpyObj('Object API', ['save']);
 
                 mockIdentifierService.parse.and.returnValue(mockIdentifier);
                 mockIdentifier.getSpace.and.returnValue(SPACE);
@@ -141,7 +131,6 @@ define(
             describe("successful persistence", function () {
                 beforeEach(function () {
                     mockOpenMCT.objects.save.and.returnValue(Promise.resolve(true));
-                    mockOpenMCT.objects.get.and.returnValue(Promise.resolve(refreshModel));
                 });
                 it("creates unpersisted objects with the persistence service", function () {
                     // Verify precondition; no call made during constructor
@@ -157,10 +146,11 @@ define(
                 });
 
                 it("refreshes the domain object model from persistence", function () {
+                    var refreshModel = {someOtherKey: "some other value"};
                     model.persisted = 1;
-                    persistence.refresh().then(() => {
-                        expect(model).toEqual(refreshModel);
-                    });
+                    mockPersistenceService.readObject.and.returnValue(asPromise(refreshModel));
+                    persistence.refresh();
+                    expect(model).toEqual(refreshModel);
                 });
 
                 it("does not trigger error notification on successful"
diff --git a/src/adapter/services/LegacyObjectAPIInterceptor.js b/src/adapter/services/LegacyObjectAPIInterceptor.js
index 79b1315ffb..af9545078a 100644
--- a/src/adapter/services/LegacyObjectAPIInterceptor.js
+++ b/src/adapter/services/LegacyObjectAPIInterceptor.js
@@ -129,13 +129,6 @@ define([
 
     ObjectServiceProvider.prototype.get = function (key) {
         let keyString = utils.makeKeyString(key);
-        const space = this.getSpace(keyString);
-
-        let identifier = utils.parseKeyString(keyString);
-        // We assign to the space for legacy persistence providers since they register themselves using a defaultSpace.
-        // This is the way to make everyone happy.
-        identifier.namespace = space;
-        keyString = utils.makeKeyString(identifier);
 
         return this.objectService.getObjects([keyString])
             .then(function (results) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/persistence/couch/CouchObjectProvider.js b/src/plugins/persistence/couch/CouchObjectProvider.js
index 64dfe88c7e..1df673eb7b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/persistence/couch/CouchObjectProvider.js
+++ b/src/plugins/persistence/couch/CouchObjectProvider.js
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ export default class CouchObjectProvider {
                 this.objectQueue[key] = new CouchObjectQueue(undefined, response[REV]);
             }
 
-            this.objectQueue[key].updateRevision(response[REV]);
+            //Sometimes CouchDB returns the old rev which fetching the object if there is a document update in progress
+            if (!this.objectQueue[key].pending) {
+                this.objectQueue[key].updateRevision(response[REV]);
+            }
 
             return object;
         } else {
diff --git a/src/plugins/persistence/couch/plugin.js b/src/plugins/persistence/couch/plugin.js
index 4b3d160739..0851972e15 100644
--- a/src/plugins/persistence/couch/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/persistence/couch/plugin.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 import CouchObjectProvider from './CouchObjectProvider';
 const NAMESPACE = '';
-const PERSISTENCE_SPACE = '';
+const PERSISTENCE_SPACE = 'mct';
 
 export default function CouchPlugin(url) {
     return function install(openmct) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/persistence/couch/pluginSpec.js b/src/plugins/persistence/couch/pluginSpec.js
index e2fd2b6437..364da70cef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/persistence/couch/pluginSpec.js
+++ b/src/plugins/persistence/couch/pluginSpec.js
@@ -31,19 +31,18 @@ describe('the plugin', () => {
     let element;
     let child;
     let provider;
-    let testSpace = 'testSpace';
     let testPath = '/test/db';
     let mockDomainObject;
 
     beforeEach((done) => {
         mockDomainObject = {
             identifier: {
-                namespace: '',
+                namespace: 'mct',
                 key: 'some-value'
             }
         };
         openmct = createOpenMct(false);
-        openmct.install(new CouchPlugin(testSpace, testPath));
+        openmct.install(new CouchPlugin(testPath));
 
         element = document.createElement('div');
         child = document.createElement('div');