diff --git a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/facets/ListFacet.java b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/facets/ListFacet.java
index ced648ae3..4bdd4f6d5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/facets/ListFacet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/facets/ListFacet.java
@@ -16,17 +16,23 @@ import com.metaweb.gridworks.browsing.filters.RowFilter;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.Evaluable;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.MetaParser;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Project;
+import com.metaweb.gridworks.util.JSONUtilities;
 
 public class ListFacet implements Facet {
     protected List<NominalFacetChoice> _selection = new LinkedList<NominalFacetChoice>();
+    
+    // If true, then facet won't show the blank and error choices
+    protected boolean _omitBlank;
+    protected boolean _omitError;
+    
     protected boolean _selectBlank;
     protected boolean _selectError;
     
     protected String     _name;
     protected String     _expression;
-    protected String    _columnName;
+    protected String     _columnName;
     protected int        _cellIndex;
-    protected Evaluable _eval;
+    protected Evaluable  _eval;
     
     // computed
     protected List<NominalFacetChoice> _choices = new LinkedList<NominalFacetChoice>();
@@ -50,14 +56,14 @@ public class ListFacet implements Facet {
         }
         writer.endArray();
         
-        if (_selectBlank || _blankCount > 0) {
+        if (!_omitBlank && (_selectBlank || _blankCount > 0)) {
             writer.key("blankChoice");
             writer.object();
             writer.key("s"); writer.value(_selectBlank);
             writer.key("c"); writer.value(_blankCount);
             writer.endObject();
         }
-        if (_selectError || _errorCount > 0) {
+        if (!_omitError && (_selectError || _errorCount > 0)) {
             writer.key("errorChoice");
             writer.object();
             writer.key("s"); writer.value(_selectError);
@@ -98,12 +104,11 @@ public class ListFacet implements Facet {
             _selection.add(nominalFacetChoice);
         }
         
-        if (o.has("selectBlank")) {
-            _selectBlank = o.getBoolean("selectBlank");
-        }
-        if (o.has("selectError")) {
-            _selectError = o.getBoolean("selectError");
-        }
+        _omitBlank = JSONUtilities.getBoolean(o, "omitBlank", false);
+        _omitError = JSONUtilities.getBoolean(o, "omitError", false);
+        
+        _selectBlank = JSONUtilities.getBoolean(o, "selectBlank", false);
+        _selectError = JSONUtilities.getBoolean(o, "selectError", false);
     }
 
     public RowFilter getRowFilter() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/operations/ReconOperation.java b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/operations/ReconOperation.java
index ba5e86f93..d8bb36ca5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/operations/ReconOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/operations/ReconOperation.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import com.metaweb.gridworks.process.LongRunningProcess;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.process.Process;
 
 public class ReconOperation extends EngineDependentOperation {
-    final protected String        _columnName;
+    final protected String      _columnName;
     final protected ReconConfig _reconConfig;
     
     static public AbstractOperation reconstruct(Project project, JSONObject obj) throws Exception {
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ public class ReconOperation extends EngineDependentOperation {
                                 writer.key("name"); writer.value(_columnName + ": judgment");
                                 writer.key("columnName"); writer.value(_columnName);
                                 writer.key("expression"); writer.value("cell.recon.judgment");
+                                writer.key("omitError"); writer.value(true);
                             writer.endObject();
                         writer.key("facetOptions");
                             writer.object();
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/list-facet.js b/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/list-facet.js
index f0f11751d..00f49fe45 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/list-facet.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/list-facet.js
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ ListFacet.prototype.getJSON = function() {
         name: this._config.name,
         columnName: this._config.columnName,
         expression: this._config.expression,
+        omitBlank: "omitBlank" in this._config ? this._config.omitBlank : false,
+        omitError: "omitError" in this._config ? this._config.omitError : false,
         selection: [],
         selectBlank: this._blankChoice != null && this._blankChoice.s,
         selectError: this._errorChoice != null && this._errorChoice.s
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/scripts/views/data-table-column-header-ui.js b/src/main/webapp/scripts/views/data-table-column-header-ui.js
index f0d38a48d..c8080b8ae 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/scripts/views/data-table-column-header-ui.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/scripts/views/data-table-column-header-ui.js
@@ -301,7 +301,8 @@ DataTableColumnHeaderUI.prototype._createMenuForColumnHeader = function(elmt) {
                             {
                                 "name" : self._column.name + ": judgment",
                                 "columnName" : self._column.name, 
-                                "expression" : "cell.recon.judgment"
+                                "expression" : "cell.recon.judgment",
+                                "omitError" : true
                             },
                             {
                                 "scroll" : false
@@ -334,7 +335,8 @@ DataTableColumnHeaderUI.prototype._createMenuForColumnHeader = function(elmt) {
                             {
                                 "name" : self._column.name + ": best candidate's type match",
                                 "columnName" : self._column.name, 
-                                "expression" : "cell.recon.features.typeMatch"
+                                "expression" : "cell.recon.features.typeMatch",
+                                "omitError" : true
                             },
                             {
                                 "scroll" : false
@@ -350,7 +352,8 @@ DataTableColumnHeaderUI.prototype._createMenuForColumnHeader = function(elmt) {
                             {
                                 "name" : self._column.name + ": best candidate's name match",
                                 "columnName" : self._column.name, 
-                                "expression" : "cell.recon.features.nameMatch"
+                                "expression" : "cell.recon.features.nameMatch",
+                                "omitError" : true
                             },
                             {
                                 "scroll" : false
@@ -400,7 +403,8 @@ DataTableColumnHeaderUI.prototype._createMenuForColumnHeader = function(elmt) {
                             {
                                 "name" : self._column.name + ": best candidate's types",
                                 "columnName" : self._column.name, 
-                                "expression" : "cell.recon.best.type"
+                                "expression" : "cell.recon.best.type",
+                                "omitError" : true
                             }
                         );
                     }