diff --git a/lib/icinga/downtime.cpp b/lib/icinga/downtime.cpp
index acbf207fe..307cba399 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/downtime.cpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/downtime.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,12 @@ void Downtime::TriggerDowntime(void)
 	{
 		ObjectLock olock(triggers);
 		BOOST_FOREACH(const String& triggerName, triggers) {
-			Downtime::GetByName(triggerName)->TriggerDowntime();
+			Downtime::Ptr downtime = Downtime::GetByName(triggerName);
+
+			if (!downtime)
+				continue;
+
+			downtime->TriggerDowntime();
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/icinga/downtime.ti b/lib/icinga/downtime.ti
index e6be9d443..cc4702707 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/downtime.ti
+++ b/lib/icinga/downtime.ti
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ class Downtime : ConfigObject < DowntimeNameComposer
 	[state] double trigger_time;
 	[config] bool fixed;
 	[config] double duration;
-	[state] name(Downtime) triggered_by;
+	[config] name(Downtime) triggered_by;
 	[config] String scheduled_by;
-	[config] Array::Ptr triggers {
+	[state] Array::Ptr triggers {
 		default {{{ return new Array(); }}}
 	};
 	int legacy_id;
diff --git a/lib/remote/configobjectutility.cpp b/lib/remote/configobjectutility.cpp
index 1747fe71f..442c5c80a 100644
--- a/lib/remote/configobjectutility.cpp
+++ b/lib/remote/configobjectutility.cpp
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ String ConfigObjectUtility::CreateObjectConfig(const Type::Ptr& type, const Stri
 
 		ObjectLock olock(attrs);
 		BOOST_FOREACH(const Dictionary::Pair& kv, attrs) {
-			int fid = type->GetFieldId(kv.first);
+			int fid = type->GetFieldId(kv.first.SubStr(0, kv.first.FindFirstOf(".")));
 
 			if (fid < 0)
 				BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(ScriptError("Invalid attribute specified: " + kv.first));
 
 			Field field = type->GetFieldInfo(fid);
 
-			if (field.Attributes & FANoUserModify)
+			if (!(field.Attributes & FAConfig) || kv.first == "name")
 				BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(ScriptError("Attribute is marked for internal use only and may not be set: " + kv.first));
 		}
 	}