diff --git a/src/components/BrowserCell/BrowserCell.react.js b/src/components/BrowserCell/BrowserCell.react.js
index b794f13f61..a9c364e44d 100644
--- a/src/components/BrowserCell/BrowserCell.react.js
+++ b/src/components/BrowserCell/BrowserCell.react.js
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ export default class BrowserCell extends Component {
         this.props.appId,
         this.props.value.className
       );
-      let dataValue = this.props.value.id;
+      let value = this.props.value;
+      let dataValue = this.props.value.id || this.props.value.objectId;
       if (defaultPointerKey !== 'objectId') {
         dataValue = this.props.value.get(defaultPointerKey);
         if (dataValue && typeof dataValue === 'object') {
@@ -94,13 +95,13 @@ export default class BrowserCell extends Component {
       if (this.props.value && this.props.value.__type) {
         const object = new Parse.Object(this.props.value.className);
         object.id = this.props.value.objectId;
-        this.props.value = object;
+        value = object;
       }
 
       content = this.props.onPointerClick ? (
         <Pill
           value={dataValue}
-          onClick={this.props.onPointerClick.bind(undefined, this.props.value)}
+          onClick={this.props.onPointerClick.bind(undefined, value)}
           followClick={true}
           shrinkablePill
         />