From 0af975e8561f57408644c4e447075b102f7c908c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Arthur <worldnomad@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2023 10:00:51 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] 12328 update GFK object in clean

---
 netbox/netbox/models/__init__.py | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/netbox/netbox/models/__init__.py b/netbox/netbox/models/__init__.py
index 596357ea4..84e664b12 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/models/__init__.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/models/__init__.py
@@ -85,11 +85,16 @@ class NetBoxModel(NetBoxFeatureSet, models.Model):
 
                 if ct_value and fk_value:
                     klass = getattr(self, field.ct_field).model_class()
-                    if not klass.objects.filter(pk=fk_value).exists():
+                    try:
+                        obj = klass.objects.get(pk=fk_value)
+                    except ObjectDoesNotExist:
                         raise ValidationError({
                             field.fk_field: f"Related object not found using the provided value: {fk_value}."
                         })
 
+                    # update the GFK field value
+                    setattr(self, field.name, obj)
+
 
 #
 # NetBox internal base models