diff --git a/app/views/synapses/create.js.erb b/app/views/synapses/create.js.erb
index e2657505..05a73133 100644
--- a/app/views/synapses/create.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/synapses/create.js.erb
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ if (map1 != null) {
 		else if (rg != null) {
 			mymap = rg;
 		}
+		
+		else if (map != null) {
+			mymap = map;
+		}
 		 
-		if (mymap == fd || mymap == rg) {
+		if (mymap == fd || mymap == rg || mymap = map) {
 				temp1 = mymap.graph.getNode(<%= @synapse.item1.id %>);
 				if (temp1 == null) {
 					newnode = <%= @synapse.item1.self_as_json.html_safe %>;