diff --git a/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py b/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py
index 532e3de70d9..45211502f11 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class IrUiView(models.Model):
     @api.model
     def _view_obj(self, view_id):
         if isinstance(view_id, pycompat.string_types):
-            return self.search([('key', '=', view_id)]) or self.env.ref(view_id)
+            return self.search([('key', '=', view_id)], limit=1) or self.env.ref(view_id)
         elif isinstance(view_id, pycompat.integer_types):
             return self.browse(view_id)
         # assume it's already a view object (WTF?)
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
index 2c49ee065b8..c46b9ba87d2 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ actual arch.
             return template
         if '.' not in template:
             raise ValueError('Invalid template id: %r' % template)
-        view = self.search([('key', '=', template)])
+        view = self.search([('key', '=', template)], limit=1)
         return view and view.id or self.env['ir.model.data'].xmlid_to_res_id(template, raise_if_not_found=True)
 
     def clear_cache(self):