diff --git a/src/core/component.ts b/src/core/component.ts
index 55e16f59..1a779be3 100644
--- a/src/core/component.ts
+++ b/src/core/component.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export abstract class Component {
    * A symbol that identifies this component, and it also used to selectively
    * grant access to its privileged functions.
    */
-  protected _key = Symbol(uuidv4());
+  protected readonly _key = Symbol(uuidv4());
 
   /**
    * The container of this component. Each component is contained by a
diff --git a/src/core/reactor.ts b/src/core/reactor.ts
index 2b9e0e45..c36e624b 100644
--- a/src/core/reactor.ts
+++ b/src/core/reactor.ts
@@ -393,10 +393,7 @@ export abstract class Reactor extends Component {
       }
     } else if (allowCreatorKey ?? false) {
       console.log("trying to get key......")
-      if (this._creatorKeyChain.get(component) != null) {
-        return this._creatorKeyChain.get(component);
-      }
-      return this._creatorKeyChain.get(component.getContainer());
+      return component.getContainer()._getKey(component, this._creatorKeyChain.get(component.getContainer()));
     }
   }