diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/LeafListListener.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/LeafListListener.java
index 4a2481a..f478e8a 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/LeafListListener.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/LeafListListener.java
@@ -113,11 +113,12 @@
         leafList.setLeafName(identifier);
 
         Parsable tmpData = listener.getParsedDataStack().peek();
-        YangLeavesHolder leaves;
+        YangLeavesHolder leavesHolder;
 
         if (tmpData instanceof YangLeavesHolder) {
-            leaves = (YangLeavesHolder) tmpData;
-            leaves.addLeafList(leafList);
+            leavesHolder = (YangLeavesHolder) tmpData;
+            leavesHolder.addLeafList(leafList);
+            leafList.setContainedIn(leavesHolder);
         } else {
             throw new ParserException(constructListenerErrorMessage(INVALID_HOLDER, LEAF_LIST_DATA,
                     ctx.identifier().getText(), ENTRY));