diff --git a/libbbfdm-api/legacy/dmbbf.c b/libbbfdm-api/legacy/dmbbf.c
index 56c0e78a..4604c055 100644
--- a/libbbfdm-api/legacy/dmbbf.c
+++ b/libbbfdm-api/legacy/dmbbf.c
@@ -728,7 +728,14 @@ struct uci_section *create_dmmap_obj(struct dmctx *dmctx, unsigned char instance
 
 		char *curr_instance = NULL;
 		dmuci_get_value_by_section_string(s, "__instance__", &curr_instance);
-		int curr_instance_int = (curr_instance && *curr_instance != '\0') ? DM_STRTOL(curr_instance) : 0;
+		if (DM_STRLEN(curr_instance) == 0) {
+			BBF_ERR("Found section without __instance__ in package: %s, section type: %s section name: %s. Deleting this entry",
+					section_config(s), section_type(s), section_name(s));
+			dmuci_delete_by_section(s, NULL, NULL);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		int curr_instance_int = DM_STRTOL(curr_instance);
 		if (curr_instance_int > max_instance)
 			max_instance = curr_instance_int;
 
@@ -751,19 +758,20 @@ struct uci_section *create_dmmap_obj(struct dmctx *dmctx, unsigned char instance
 		char s_name[64] = {0};
 		int pos = 0;
 
-		dmuci_add_section_bbfdm(obj_file, obj_name, &dmmap_section);
-
 		for (int i = 0; i < instance_level; i++) {
-			dmuci_set_value_by_section(dmmap_section, dmctx->obj_buf[i], dmctx->inst_buf[i]);
 			pos += snprintf(&s_name[pos], sizeof(s_name) - pos, "%s_%s", dmctx->obj_buf[i], dmctx->inst_buf[i]);
 		}
 
 		snprintf(&s_name[pos], sizeof(s_name) - pos, "%s_%s", obj_name, *instance);
 
-		dmuci_rename_section_by_section(dmmap_section, s_name);
+		dmuci_add_named_section_bbfdm(obj_file, obj_name, s_name, &dmmap_section);
 
 		dmuci_set_value_by_section(dmmap_section, "__section_name__", config_sec_name);
 		dmuci_set_value_by_section(dmmap_section, "__instance__", *instance);
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < instance_level; i++) {
+			dmuci_set_value_by_section(dmmap_section, dmctx->obj_buf[i], dmctx->inst_buf[i]);
+		}
 	}
 
 	dmctx->obj_buf[instance_level] = obj_name;
@@ -821,6 +829,14 @@ int generic_browse(struct dmctx *dmctx, DMNODE *parent_node, void *prev_data, ch
 		char *config_sec_name = NULL;
 		bool is_same_parent = true;
 
+		// skip instances which has no __instance__
+		dmuci_get_value_by_section_string(curr_data.dmmap_section, "__instance__", &instance);
+		if (DM_STRLEN(instance) == 0) {
+			BBF_WARNING("Skipping object with no instance number in package: %s, section type: %s, section name: %s",
+				section_config(curr_data.dmmap_section), section_type(curr_data.dmmap_section), section_name(curr_data.dmmap_section));
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		for (int i = 0; i < parent_node->instance_level; i++) {
 			char *curr_obj_inst = NULL;
 			dmuci_get_value_by_section_string(curr_data.dmmap_section, dmctx->obj_buf[i], &curr_obj_inst);
diff --git a/libbbfdm-api/legacy/dmuci.c b/libbbfdm-api/legacy/dmuci.c
index 4e394d86..73ff90b6 100644
--- a/libbbfdm-api/legacy/dmuci.c
+++ b/libbbfdm-api/legacy/dmuci.c
@@ -729,6 +729,7 @@ enum uci_oper_type {
 	UCI_OP_DEL,
 	UCI_OP_RENAME,
 	UCI_OP_REORDER,
+	UCI_OP_ADD_NAMED,
 	__UCI_OP_MAX
 };
 
@@ -761,6 +762,11 @@ static int __uci_perform_op(int operation, bbfdm_uci_op_data *op_data)
 		if (uci_set(op_data->ucictx, &ptr) != UCI_OK)
 			return -1;
 		break;
+	case UCI_OP_ADD_NAMED:
+		if (uci_set(op_data->ucictx, &ptr) != UCI_OK || ptr.s == NULL)
+			return -1;
+		*op_data->s = ptr.s;
+		break;
 	case UCI_OP_ADD_LIST:
 		if (uci_add_list(op_data->ucictx, &ptr) != UCI_OK)
 			return -1;
@@ -850,6 +856,31 @@ int dmuci_add_section(const char *package, const char *stype, struct uci_section
 	return __uci_perform_op(UCI_OP_ADD, &conf_data);
 }
 
+int dmuci_add_named_section(const char *package, const char *stype, const char *name, struct uci_section **s)
+{
+	char fname[128];
+	bbfdm_uci_op_data conf_data = {0};
+
+	if (s == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname), "%s/%s", uci_ctx->confdir, package);
+
+	if (create_empty_file(fname))
+		return -1;
+
+	*s = NULL;
+
+	conf_data.s = s;
+	conf_data.ucictx = uci_ctx;
+	conf_data.dmctx = get_bbfdm_global_dmctx();
+	conf_data.package = package;
+	conf_data.section = name;
+	conf_data.value = stype;
+
+	return __uci_perform_op(UCI_OP_ADD_NAMED, &conf_data);
+}
+
 /**** UCI DELETE by section pointer *****/
 int dmuci_delete_by_section(struct uci_section *s, const char *option, const char *value)
 {
diff --git a/libbbfdm-api/legacy/dmuci.h b/libbbfdm-api/legacy/dmuci.h
index 6002a965..d5e95f83 100644
--- a/libbbfdm-api/legacy/dmuci.h
+++ b/libbbfdm-api/legacy/dmuci.h
@@ -219,6 +219,15 @@ int dmuci_add_section_##UCI_PATH(const char *package, const char *stype, struct
 	uci_ctx = save_uci_ctx;			\
 	return res;				\
 }\
+int dmuci_add_named_section_##UCI_PATH(const char *package, const char *stype, const char *name, struct uci_section **s)\
+{\
+	struct uci_context *save_uci_ctx;	\
+	save_uci_ctx = uci_ctx;			\
+	uci_ctx = uci_ctx_##UCI_PATH;	\
+	int res = dmuci_add_named_section(package, stype, name, s); \
+	uci_ctx = save_uci_ctx;			\
+	return res;				\
+}\
 int dmuci_delete_##UCI_PATH(const char *package, const char *section, const char *option, const char *value) \
 {\
 	struct uci_context *save_uci_ctx;	\
@@ -312,6 +321,7 @@ int dmuci_set_value(const char *package, const char *section, const char *option
 int dmuci_add_list_value(const char *package, const char *section, const char *option, const char *value);
 int dmuci_del_list_value(const char *package, const char *section, const char *option, const char *value);
 int dmuci_add_section(const char *package, const char *stype, struct uci_section **s);
+int dmuci_add_named_section(const char *package, const char *stype, const char *name, struct uci_section **s);
 int dmuci_delete(const char *package, const char *section, const char *option, const char *value);
 int dmuci_rename_section(const char *package, const char *section, const char *value);
 int dmuci_get_value_by_section_string(struct uci_section *s, const char *option, char **value);
@@ -333,6 +343,7 @@ int dmuci_set_value_bbfdm(const char *package, const char *section, const char *
 int dmuci_set_value_by_section_bbfdm(struct uci_section *s, const char *option, const char *value);
 int dmuci_add_list_value_bbfdm(const char *package, const char *section, const char *option, const char *value);
 int dmuci_add_section_bbfdm(const char *package, const char *stype, struct uci_section **s);
+int dmuci_add_named_section_bbfdm(const char *package, const char *stype, const char *name, struct uci_section **s);
 int dmuci_delete_bbfdm(const char *package, const char *section, const char *option, const char *value);
 int dmuci_delete_by_section_unnamed_bbfdm(struct uci_section *s, const char *option, const char *value);
 int dmuci_delete_by_section_bbfdm(struct uci_section *s, const char *option, const char *value);