diff --git a/packages/apidom-ns-workflows-1/test/refractor/elements/Step/__snapshots__/index.ts.snap b/packages/apidom-ns-workflows-1/test/refractor/elements/Step/__snapshots__/index.ts.snap
index 9409f55bfc..e92c8d3a7b 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-ns-workflows-1/test/refractor/elements/Step/__snapshots__/index.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/apidom-ns-workflows-1/test/refractor/elements/Step/__snapshots__/index.ts.snap
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ exports[`refractor elements StepElement should refract to semantic ApiDOM tree 1
         (MemberElement
           (StringElement)
           (StringElement))
+        (MemberElement
+          (StringElement)
+          (StringElement)))
+      (ReferenceElement
         (MemberElement
           (StringElement)
           (StringElement)))))
diff --git a/packages/apidom-ns-workflows-1/test/refractor/elements/Step/index.ts b/packages/apidom-ns-workflows-1/test/refractor/elements/Step/index.ts
index f96fd85027..339cbd2705 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-ns-workflows-1/test/refractor/elements/Step/index.ts
+++ b/packages/apidom-ns-workflows-1/test/refractor/elements/Step/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ describe('refractor', function () {
               in: 'query',
               value: 'available',
             },
+            {
+              $ref: '#/json/pointer',
+            },
           ],
           dependsOn: ['someStepId'],
           successCriteria: [