diff --git a/org.omg.sysml.logic/src/main/java/org/omg/sysml/logic/ResourceSetModelLibraryProvider.java b/org.omg.sysml.logic/src/main/java/org/omg/sysml/logic/ResourceSetModelLibraryProvider.java
index 8759626df..da3a99f3d 100644
--- a/org.omg.sysml.logic/src/main/java/org/omg/sysml/logic/ResourceSetModelLibraryProvider.java
+++ b/org.omg.sysml.logic/src/main/java/org/omg/sysml/logic/ResourceSetModelLibraryProvider.java
@@ -101,8 +101,10 @@ private List<Resource> getCandidateResources(ResourceSet resourceSet) {
 	 */
 	private Element getElement(Resource resource, String[] segments) {
 		for (EObject object : resource.getContents()) {
-			if (object instanceof Element element) {
-				Element match = resolveElement(element, segments, 0);
+			// Element not contained in a Namespace can not be access using their qualified names
+			// Section 8.3.2.1.2 Element: "If this Element does not have an owningNamespace, then its qualifiedName is null.”
+			if (object instanceof Namespace namespace) {
+				Element match = resolveElement(namespace, segments, 0);
 				if (match != null) {
 					return match;
 				}
@@ -115,53 +117,30 @@ private Element getElement(Resource resource, String[] segments) {
 	 * Resolves one qualified-name segment at a time by matching the current
 	 * element and then descending through namespace memberships.
 	 */
-	private Element resolveElement(Element element, String[] segments, int index) {
-		if (!matchesElementName(element, segments[index])) {
+	private Element resolveElement(Namespace namespace, String[] segments, int index) {
+		if (namespace == null || index >= segments.length) {
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		if (index == segments.length - 1) {
-			return element;
-		}
-
-		if (!(element instanceof Namespace namespace)) {
-			return null;
-		}
-
-		String nextSegment = segments[index + 1];
-		for (Membership membership : getOwnedMemberships(namespace)) {
+		String currentSegment = segments[index];
+		for (Membership membership : namespace.getOwnedMembership()) {
 			Element member = membership.getMemberElement();
-			if (member == null || !matchesMembershipName(membership, member, nextSegment)) {
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			if (index + 1 == segments.length - 1) {
-				return member;
-			}
 
-			Element nested = resolveElement(member, segments, index + 1);
-			if (nested != null) {
-				return nested;
+			if (member != null && matchesMembershipName(membership, member, currentSegment)) {
+				if (index == segments.length - 1) {
+					return member;
+				} else if (member instanceof Namespace namespaceMember) {
+					Element nested = resolveElement(namespaceMember, segments, index + 1);
+					if (nested != null) {
+						return nested;
+					}
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns the memberships owned directly by a namespace using only EMF model
-	 * state, avoiding any Xtext-specific scoping infrastructure.
-	 */
-	private List<Membership> getOwnedMemberships(Namespace namespace) {
-		List<Membership> memberships = new ArrayList<>();
-		for (EObject relationship : namespace.getOwnedRelationship()) {
-			if (relationship instanceof Membership membership) {
-				memberships.add(membership);
-			}
-		}
-		return memberships;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Matches a qualified-name segment against an element's declared name or
 	 * declared short name.
@@ -193,6 +172,6 @@ private boolean matchesMembershipName(Membership membership, Element member, Str
 	 * Performs an exact name comparison while tolerating missing values.
 	 */
 	private boolean matches(String expected, String actual) {
-		return expected != null && actual != null && expected.equals(actual);
+		return expected != null && expected.equals(actual);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/org.omg.sysml.logic/src/test/java/org/omg/sysml/logic/SysMLLogicStandaloneSetupTest.java b/org.omg.sysml.logic/src/test/java/org/omg/sysml/logic/SysMLLogicStandaloneSetupTest.java
index 504e8980b..b28af6d80 100644
--- a/org.omg.sysml.logic/src/test/java/org/omg/sysml/logic/SysMLLogicStandaloneSetupTest.java
+++ b/org.omg.sysml.logic/src/test/java/org/omg/sysml/logic/SysMLLogicStandaloneSetupTest.java
@@ -30,21 +30,22 @@
 import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.resource.impl.ResourceSetImpl;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.omg.sysml.lang.sysml.Namespace;
-import org.omg.sysml.lang.sysml.OwningMembership;
 import org.omg.sysml.lang.sysml.SysMLFactory;
 import org.omg.sysml.lang.sysml.SysMLPackage;
 import org.omg.sysml.lang.sysml.Type;
+import org.omg.sysml.util.NamespaceUtil;
 import org.omg.sysml.util.SysMLLibraryUtil;
 
 /**
- * Verifies the plain-EMF standalone bootstrap for {@link SysMLLogicStandaloneSetup}.
+ * Verifies the plain-EMF standalone bootstrap for
+ * {@link SysMLLogicStandaloneSetup}.
  */
 public class SysMLLogicStandaloneSetupTest {
 
 	/**
-	 * Checks that the standalone setup installs library lookup and delegate
-	 * support without requiring any Xtext runtime bootstrap, and that invoking
-	 * the setup multiple times remains safe for subsequent lookups.
+	 * Checks that the standalone setup installs library lookup and delegate support
+	 * without requiring any Xtext runtime bootstrap, and that invoking the setup
+	 * multiple times remains safe for subsequent lookups.
 	 */
 	@Test
 	public void standaloneSetupResolvesLibraryElementsWithoutXtext() {
@@ -59,21 +60,23 @@ public void standaloneSetupResolvesLibraryElementsWithoutXtext() {
 		resourceSet.getResources().add(libraryResource);
 		resourceSet.getResources().add(modelResource);
 
-		SysMLFactory factory = SysMLFactory.eINSTANCE;
+		Namespace libraryRootNamespace = SysMLFactory.eINSTANCE.createNamespace();
+		libraryResource.getContents().add(libraryRootNamespace);
 
-		Namespace library = factory.createNamespace();
+		Namespace library = SysMLFactory.eINSTANCE.createNamespace();
 		library.setDeclaredName("Base");
-		libraryResource.getContents().add(library);
+		NamespaceUtil.addOwnedMemberTo(libraryRootNamespace,library);
 
-		Type anything = factory.createType();
+		Type anything = SysMLFactory.eINSTANCE.createType();
 		anything.setDeclaredName("Anything");
-		OwningMembership anythingMembership = factory.createOwningMembership();
-		anythingMembership.setOwnedMemberElement(anything);
-		library.getOwnedRelationship().add(anythingMembership);
+		NamespaceUtil.addOwnedMemberTo(library, anything);
 
-		Namespace context = factory.createNamespace();
+		Namespace modelRootNamespace = SysMLFactory.eINSTANCE.createNamespace();
+		modelResource.getContents().add(modelRootNamespace);
+
+		Namespace context = SysMLFactory.eINSTANCE.createNamespace();
 		context.setDeclaredName("UserModel");
-		modelResource.getContents().add(context);
+		NamespaceUtil.addOwnedMemberTo(modelRootNamespace, context);
 
 		assertEquals("Anything", anything.effectiveName());
 		assertEquals("Anything", anything.getName());