diff --git a/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Entry.php b/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Entry.php
index 60e4f72045..1bac26f21a 100644
--- a/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Entry.php
+++ b/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Entry.php
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ abstract class Entry extends Transformer
 
 		$this->regex($attrs, $new_value);
 
-		$this->id = self::ID_PREFIX . $this->id . "[{$attrs['field']}]";
-
-
 		parent::beforeSendToClient($cname, $expand);
 
+		// Change this after parent::beforeSendToClient or it adds another layer
+		$this->id = self::ID_PREFIX . $this->id . "[{$attrs['field']}]";
+
 	}
 
 	/**