diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/model/door.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/model/door.py
index c213740086..8c5f5c4290 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/model/door.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/model/door.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def update_door_modifier_representation(context):
         obj=obj,
         representation=model_representation,
         should_reload=True,
-        is_global=False,
+        is_global=True,
         should_sync_changes_first=True,
     )
 
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/model/helper.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/model/helper.py
index 1af44e7c39..99110ea9f5 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/model/helper.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/model/helper.py
@@ -45,7 +45,23 @@ def replace_ifc_representation_for_object(ifc_file, ifc_context, obj, new_repres
         ifc_element, ifc_context.ContextType, ifc_context.ContextIdentifier, ifc_context.TargetView
     )
 
+    def switch_to_new_representation():
+        core.switch_representation(
+            tool.Ifc,
+            tool.Geometry,
+            obj=obj,
+            representation=new_representation,
+            should_reload=True,
+            is_global=True,
+            should_sync_changes_first=True,
+        )
+
     if old_representation:
+        # switch should happen before `remove_representation` to make sure that
+        # no elements is using old representation
+        # otherwise `remove_representation` will replace them with empty objects
+        # and will lead to errors
+        switch_to_new_representation()
         for inverse in ifc_file.get_inverse(old_representation):
             ifcopenshell.util.element.replace_attribute(inverse, old_representation, new_representation)
         core.remove_representation(tool.Ifc, tool.Geometry, obj=obj, representation=old_representation)
@@ -53,12 +69,6 @@ def replace_ifc_representation_for_object(ifc_file, ifc_context, obj, new_repres
         ifcopenshell.api.run(
             "geometry.assign_representation", ifc_file, product=ifc_element, representation=new_representation
         )
-    core.switch_representation(
-        tool.Ifc,
-        tool.Geometry,
-        obj=obj,
-        representation=new_representation,
-        should_reload=True,
-        is_global=False,
-        should_sync_changes_first=True,
-    )
+        switch_to_new_representation()
+ 
+