diff --git a/assets/js/src/block.js b/assets/js/src/block.js
index 64eb4b30..e6fcaa1d 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/block.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/block.js
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@
 
 			// Sanitize the IDs we need
 			var sanitizeIds = function( id ) {
-				return id.replace( /\D/g, '' );
+				if( 0 === id.indexOf( 'ref:' ) ) {
+					return id;
+				} else {
+					return id.replace( /\D/g, '' );
+				}
 			};
 
 			/**