Andrea Boriero ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) *updated* an issue Hibernate ORM ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiN2I5ODNmNzQ1... ) / Bug ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15666?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiN2I5OD... ) HHH-15666 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15666?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiN2I5OD... ) When a reference entry is found in the Second Level Cache there is not need to set its values ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15666?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiN2I5OD... ) Change By: Andrea Boriero ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) When a Entity reference is found in the Second Level Cache we should skip the set values during the initialisation phase. ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15666#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15666#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Get Jira notifications on your phone! Download the Jira Cloud app for Android ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atlassian.android.jira.... ) or iOS ( https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1006972087?pt=696495&ct=Em... ) This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT#100210- sha1:21ade21 )