diff --git a/src/schema_compile_amend.c b/src/schema_compile_amend.c
index 63d516b..1dfed53 100644
--- a/src/schema_compile_amend.c
+++ b/src/schema_compile_amend.c
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@
             exp = NULL;
             rfn->nodeid_pmod = ctx->pmod;
             rfn->nodeid_ctx_node = ctx_node;
+            rfn->uses_p = uses_p;
         } else {
             /* just free exp */
             lyxp_expr_free(ctx->ctx, exp);
diff --git a/src/schema_compile_amend.h b/src/schema_compile_amend.h
index 0ab98a8..e9ec1ed 100644
--- a/src/schema_compile_amend.h
+++ b/src/schema_compile_amend.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     struct lyxp_expr *nodeid;                    /**< refine target */
     const struct lysp_module *nodeid_pmod;       /**< module where the nodeid is defined, used to resolve prefixes */
     const struct lysc_node *nodeid_ctx_node;     /**< nodeid context node */
+    struct lysp_node_uses *uses_p;               /**< parsed uses node of the refine, for tracking recursive refines */
 
     struct lysp_refine **rfns;                   /**< sized array of parsed refines to apply */
 };
diff --git a/src/schema_compile_node.c b/src/schema_compile_node.c
index 93b15ab..ba5b96c 100644
--- a/src/schema_compile_node.c
+++ b/src/schema_compile_node.c
@@ -3475,8 +3475,12 @@
 
     /* check that all augments were applied */
     for (i = 0; i < ctx->uses_augs.count; ++i) {
-        LOGVAL(ctx->ctx, LYVE_REFERENCE,
-                "Augment target node \"%s\" in grouping \"%s\" was not found.",
+        if (((struct lysc_augment *)ctx->uses_augs.objs[i])->aug_p->parent != (struct lysp_node *)uses_p) {
+            /* augment of some parent uses, irrelevant now */
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        LOGVAL(ctx->ctx, LYVE_REFERENCE, "Augment target node \"%s\" in grouping \"%s\" was not found.",
                 ((struct lysc_augment *)ctx->uses_augs.objs[i])->nodeid->expr, grp->name);
         ret = LY_ENOTFOUND;
     }
@@ -3484,8 +3488,12 @@
 
     /* check that all refines were applied */
     for (i = 0; i < ctx->uses_rfns.count; ++i) {
-        LOGVAL(ctx->ctx, LYVE_REFERENCE,
-                "Refine(s) target node \"%s\" in grouping \"%s\" was not found.",
+        if (((struct lysc_refine *)ctx->uses_rfns.objs[i])->uses_p != uses_p) {
+            /* refine of some paretn uses, irrelevant now */
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        LOGVAL(ctx->ctx, LYVE_REFERENCE, "Refine(s) target node \"%s\" in grouping \"%s\" was not found.",
                 ((struct lysc_refine *)ctx->uses_rfns.objs[i])->nodeid->expr, grp->name);
         ret = LY_ENOTFOUND;
     }