diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-2.10.md b/docs/release-notes/version-2.10.md
index 131b4cc20..7c4bcecba 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-2.10.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-2.10.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 ### Bug Fixes
 
 * [#5358](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/5358) - Fix user table configuration for VM interfaces
+* [#5374](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/5374) - Fix exception thrown when tracing mid-point
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/views.py b/netbox/dcim/views.py
index 0df8d818d..69dfe80a2 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/views.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/views.py
@@ -2076,7 +2076,7 @@ class PathTraceView(generic.ObjectView):
 
         # Otherwise, find all CablePaths which traverse the specified object
         else:
-            related_paths = CablePath.objects.filter(path__contains=obj).prefetch_related('origin')
+            related_paths = CablePath.objects.filter(path__contains=instance).prefetch_related('origin')
             # Check for specification of a particular path (when tracing pass-through ports)
             try:
                 path_id = int(request.GET.get('cablepath_id'))