diff --git a/packages/apidom-ls/src/services/validation/linter-functions.ts b/packages/apidom-ls/src/services/validation/linter-functions.ts
index 764da1c02a..935678a7ae 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-ls/src/services/validation/linter-functions.ts
+++ b/packages/apidom-ls/src/services/validation/linter-functions.ts
@@ -1015,14 +1015,13 @@ export const standardLinterfunctions: FunctionItem[] = [
     functionName: 'apilintOpenAPIPathTemplateValid',
     function: (element: Element) => {
       if (isStringElement(element)) {
-        const parameterElements: ParameterElement[] = [];
-
         const pathItemElement = (element.parent as MemberElement).value as ObjectElement;
 
         if (pathItemElement.length === 0) {
           return true;
         }
 
+        const parameterElements: ParameterElement[] = [];
         pathItemElement.forEach((operation) => {
           const parameters = (operation as OperationElement).get('parameters');
           if (isArrayElement(parameters)) {
diff --git a/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/path-template-all-defined.yaml b/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/path-template-all-defined.yaml
index 295e6d3648..98dbc87f0b 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/path-template-all-defined.yaml
+++ b/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/path-template-all-defined.yaml
@@ -2,12 +2,21 @@ openapi: 3.0.0
 info:
   title: Foo
   version: 0.1.0
+components:
+  parameters:
+    test_id:
+      name: test_id
+      in: path
+      required: true
+      schema:
+        type: string
+        format: uuid
+        title: Test Id
 paths:
   /foo/bar/{baz}/test/{foo_id}/baz/{bar_id}:
     delete:
       summary: Delete foo bar baz
-      operationId: >-
-        deleteFooBarBaz
+      operationId: deleteFooBarBaz
       parameters:
         - name: foo_id
           in: path
@@ -32,8 +41,7 @@ paths:
   /test/{foo_id}/{bar_id}:
     get:
       summary: Get test foo bar
-      operationId: >-
-        getTestFooBar
+      operationId: getTestFooBar
       parameters:
         - name: foo_id
           in: path
@@ -48,3 +56,15 @@ paths:
           content:
             application/json:
               schema: {}
+  /reference/{test_id}/{baz_id}:
+    get:
+      summary: Get test bar
+      operationId: getReferenceTestBaz
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/test_id'
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Successful Response
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema: {}
diff --git a/packages/apidom-ls/test/validate.ts b/packages/apidom-ls/test/validate.ts
index 2f59e04be7..5ef6ddce19 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-ls/test/validate.ts
+++ b/packages/apidom-ls/test/validate.ts
@@ -3403,14 +3403,21 @@ describe('apidom-ls-validate', function () {
     const result = await languageService.doValidation(doc, validationContext);
     const expected: Diagnostic[] = [
       {
-        range: { start: { line: 5, character: 2 }, end: { line: 5, character: 43 } },
+        range: { start: { line: 15, character: 2 }, end: { line: 15, character: 43 } },
         message: 'path template expressions is not matched with Parameter Object(s)',
         severity: 1,
         code: 3040101,
         source: 'apilint',
       },
       {
-        range: { start: { line: 31, character: 2 }, end: { line: 31, character: 25 } },
+        range: { start: { line: 40, character: 2 }, end: { line: 40, character: 25 } },
+        message: 'path template expressions is not matched with Parameter Object(s)',
+        severity: 1,
+        code: 3040101,
+        source: 'apilint',
+      },
+      {
+        range: { start: { line: 58, character: 2 }, end: { line: 58, character: 31 } },
         message: 'path template expressions is not matched with Parameter Object(s)',
         severity: 1,
         code: 3040101,