diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/profile/operator.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/profile/operator.py
index cb7cd27491..38eb3cba20 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/profile/operator.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/profile/operator.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class LoadProfiles(bpy.types.Operator):
                 continue
             new = props.profiles.add()
             new.ifc_definition_id = profile.id()
-            new.name = profile.ProfileName or "Unnamed"
+            new["name"] = profile.ProfileName or "Unnamed"
             new.ifc_class = profile.is_a()
 
         props.is_editing = True
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/material.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/material.py
index 2a12af77e5..c69bb49ea7 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/material.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/material.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class Material(bonsai.core.tool.Material):
 
             for category, mats in categories.items():
                 cat = props.materials.add()
-                cat.name = category
+                cat["name"] = category
                 cat.is_category = True
                 cat.is_expanded = cat.name in expanded_categories
 
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ class Material(bonsai.core.tool.Material):
 
                 for material in mats if cat.is_expanded else []:
                     new = props.materials.add()
-                    # Assign name before assigning ifc_definition_id to avoid triggering IFC update.
-                    new.name = get_name(material)
+                    new["name"] = get_name(material)
                     new.ifc_definition_id = material.id()
                     new.total_elements = len(
                         ifcopenshell.util.element.get_elements_by_material(tool.Ifc.get(), material)
@@ -127,8 +126,7 @@ class Material(bonsai.core.tool.Material):
             return
         for material in materials:
             new = props.materials.add()
-            # Assign name before assigning ifc_definition_id to avoid triggering IFC update.
-            new.name = get_name(material)
+            new["name"] = get_name(material)
             new.ifc_definition_id = material.id()
             new.total_elements = len(ifcopenshell.util.element.get_elements_by_material(tool.Ifc.get(), material))
 
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/spatial.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/spatial.py
index b9c7e5e3ce..4d301f7068 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/spatial.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/spatial.py
@@ -448,12 +448,11 @@ class Spatial(bonsai.core.tool.Spatial):
         props = bpy.context.scene.BIMSpatialDecompositionProperties
         new = props.containers.add()
         new.ifc_class = element.is_a()
-        new.name = element.Name or "Unnamed"
+        new["name"] = element.Name or "Unnamed"
         new.description = element.Description or ""
         new.long_name = element.LongName or ""
         if not element.is_a("IfcProject"):
-            ifc_file = tool.Ifc.get()
-            new.elevation = str(ifcopenshell.util.placement.get_storey_elevation(element))
+            new["elevation"] = str(ifcopenshell.util.placement.get_storey_elevation(element))
         new.is_expanded = element.id() not in cls.contracted_containers
         new.level_index = level_index
         children = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_parts(element)