diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2e2818d2..1c9b8f72 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 ### Changed
 - `Pulse.integration_weights` now defaults to `#./default_integration_weights`, which returns [(1, pulse.length)]
 
+### Fixed
+- Fixed issues with parameters being references in a QuamRoot object
+
 
 ## [0.3.8]
 ### Added
diff --git a/quam/core/quam_classes.py b/quam/core/quam_classes.py
index db2eb46a..2dafc739 100644
--- a/quam/core/quam_classes.py
+++ b/quam/core/quam_classes.py
@@ -718,9 +718,6 @@ def generate_config(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
 
         return qua_config
 
-    # def get_unreferenced_value(self, attr: str):
-    #     return getattr(self, attr)
-
 
 class QuamComponent(QuamBase):
     """Base class for any QuAM component class.
diff --git a/tests/quam_base/referencing/test_quam_root_referencing.py b/tests/quam_base/referencing/test_quam_root_referencing.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25fbfeb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/quam_base/referencing/test_quam_root_referencing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from quam import QuamRoot, QuamComponent, quam_dataclass
+import warnings
+
+
+@quam_dataclass
+class Component(QuamComponent):
+    y: int = 2
+
+
+@quam_dataclass
+class Root(QuamRoot):
+    a: Component
+    b: Component = "#/a"
+
+
+def test_quam_root_reference():
+    with warnings.catch_warnings():
+        warnings.simplefilter("error")
+        root = Root(a=Component())
+        assert root.a is root.b
+
+
+def test_quam_root_reference_to_dict():
+    with warnings.catch_warnings():
+        warnings.simplefilter("error")
+        root = Root(a="#/b", b=Component())
+        d = root.to_dict()
+        assert d == {
+            "a": "#/b",
+            "b": {},
+            "__class__": "test_quam_root_referencing.Root",
+        }
diff --git a/tests/test_quam_get_attrs.py b/tests/quam_base/test_quam_get_attrs.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/test_quam_get_attrs.py
rename to tests/quam_base/test_quam_get_attrs.py