diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/protograph/schema-alignment.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/protograph/schema-alignment.js
index f2e5ebfde..73c3fa4ea 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/protograph/schema-alignment.js
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/protograph/schema-alignment.js
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ SchemaAlignment.autoAlign = function() {
     
     for (var c = 0; c < columns.length; c++) {
         var column = columns[c];
-        var typed = "reconConfig" in column && column.reconConfig !== null;
+        var typed = (column.reconConfig) && 
+            ReconciliationManager.isFreebaseId(column.reconConfig.identifierSpace) &&
+            ReconciliationManager.isFreebaseId(column.reconConfig.schemaSpace);
+        
         var candidate = {
             status: "unbound",
             typed: typed,
@@ -101,7 +104,11 @@ SchemaAlignment.createNewRootNode = function() {
             columnName: column.name,
             createForNoReconMatch: true
         };
-        if ("reconConfig" in column && column.reconConfig !== null) {
+        if ((column.reconConfig) && 
+            ReconciliationManager.isFreebaseId(column.reconConfig.identifierSpace) &&
+            ReconciliationManager.isFreebaseId(column.reconConfig.schemaSpace) &&
+            (column.reconConfig.type)) {
+
             target.type = {
                 id: column.reconConfig.type.id,
                 name: column.reconConfig.type.name