diff --git a/orca-mahe/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/mahe/tasks/CreatePropertiesTask.groovy b/orca-mahe/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/mahe/tasks/CreatePropertiesTask.groovy
index b5412c32d2..bcb6fc9aa5 100644
--- a/orca-mahe/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/mahe/tasks/CreatePropertiesTask.groovy
+++ b/orca-mahe/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/mahe/tasks/CreatePropertiesTask.groovy
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ class CreatePropertiesTask implements Task {
 
   private Map getExistingProperty(Map prop) {
     try {
-      return mapper.readValue(maheService.findProperty(prop).body.in().text, Map)
+      Map propertyToFind = prop.findAll { it.key != 'value' }
+      return mapper.readValue(maheService.findProperty(propertyToFind).body.in().text, Map)
     } catch (RetrofitError error) {
       if (error.kind == RetrofitError.Kind.HTTP && error.response.status == 404) {
         return null