diff --git a/validation-model/src/main/java/org/verapdf/gf/model/factory/operators/OperatorParser.java b/validation-model/src/main/java/org/verapdf/gf/model/factory/operators/OperatorParser.java
index b3a80431c..b9c16f032 100644
--- a/validation-model/src/main/java/org/verapdf/gf/model/factory/operators/OperatorParser.java
+++ b/validation-model/src/main/java/org/verapdf/gf/model/factory/operators/OperatorParser.java
@@ -527,10 +527,12 @@ void parseOperator(List<org.verapdf.model.operator.Operator> processedOperators,
 			// XOBJECT
 			case Operators.DO:
 				Long mcid = null;
-				List<String> parentsTags = new LinkedList<>();
+				List<String> parentsTags;
 				if (!markedContentStack.empty()) {
 					mcid = markedContentStack.peek().getInheritedMCID();
 					parentsTags = markedContentStack.peek().getParentsTags();
+				} else {
+					parentsTags = new LinkedList<>(this.parentsTags);
 				}
 				COSObject parentStructElem = getParentStructElem(structureElementAccessObject, mcid);
 				if (parentStructElem == null) {