diff --git a/rmgpy/data/kinetics/library.py b/rmgpy/data/kinetics/library.py
index 3fd94edc70..9e4afdcc36 100644
--- a/rmgpy/data/kinetics/library.py
+++ b/rmgpy/data/kinetics/library.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def getLibraryReactions(self):
         """
         rxns = []
         for entry in self.entries.values():
-            if entry._longDesc and 'Originally from reaction library: ' in entry._longDesc:
+            if self.autoGenerated and entry._longDesc and 'Originally from reaction library: ' in entry._longDesc:
                 lib = [line for line in entry._longDesc.split('\n') if 'Originally from reaction library: ' in line]
                 lib = lib[0].replace('Originally from reaction library: ','')
                 lib = lib.replace('\n','')
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ def getLibraryReactions(self):
                                       duplicate=entry.item.duplicate, reversible=entry.item.reversible,
                                       allow_pdep_route=entry.item.allow_pdep_route,
                                       elementary_high_p=entry.item.elementary_high_p)
-            elif entry._longDesc and 'rate rule' in entry._longDesc: #template reaction
+                rxn.family = self.label #the library the reaction was loaded from (opposed to originally from)
+            elif self.autoGenerated and entry._longDesc and 'rate rule' in entry._longDesc: #template reaction
                 c = entry._longDesc.split('\n')
                 family_comments = [i for i in c if 'family: ' in i]
                 familyname = family_comments[0].replace('family: ','')