diff --git a/client/src/components/Collections/ListCollectionCreatorModal.js b/client/src/components/Collections/ListCollectionCreatorModal.js
index 79beaff0912..7f0ee56abc2 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Collections/ListCollectionCreatorModal.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Collections/ListCollectionCreatorModal.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function createListCollection(contents, defaultHideSourceItems = true) {
                 id: element.id,
                 name: element.name,
                 //TODO: this allows for list:list even if the filter above does not - reconcile
-                src: element.history_content_type === "dataset" ? "hda" : "hdca",
+                src: element.src || (element.history_content_type == "dataset" ? "hda" : "hdca"),
             }));
             copyElements = !hideSourceItems;
             return contents.createHDCA(elements, "list", name, hideSourceItems, copyElements);
diff --git a/client/src/components/Collections/PairCollectionCreatorModal.js b/client/src/components/Collections/PairCollectionCreatorModal.js
index 653a27ec98a..7d9fe752d0f 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Collections/PairCollectionCreatorModal.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Collections/PairCollectionCreatorModal.js
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ function createPairCollection(contents, defaultHideSourceItems = true) {
         defaultHideSourceItems: defaultHideSourceItems,
         creationFn: function (elements, name, hideSourceItems) {
             elements = [
-                { name: "forward", src: "hda", id: elements[0].id },
-                { name: "reverse", src: "hda", id: elements[1].id },
+                { name: "forward", src: elements[0].src || "hda", id: elements[0].id },
+                { name: "reverse", src: elements[1].src || "hda", id: elements[1].id },
             ];
             copyElements = !hideSourceItems;
             return contents.createHDCA(elements, "paired", name, hideSourceItems, copyElements);
diff --git a/client/src/components/Libraries/LibraryFolder/TopToolbar/import-to-history/import-collection.js b/client/src/components/Libraries/LibraryFolder/TopToolbar/import-to-history/import-collection.js
index d91d2fd44c3..ecc305663b6 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Libraries/LibraryFolder/TopToolbar/import-to-history/import-collection.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Libraries/LibraryFolder/TopToolbar/import-to-history/import-collection.js
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ var ImportCollectionModal = Backbone.View.extend({
             collection_item.name = dataset.name;
             collection_item.deleted = dataset.deleted;
             collection_item.state = dataset.state;
+            collection_item.src = "ldda";
             collection_elements.push(collection_item);
         }
-
         const new_history_name = this.modal.$("input[name=history_name]").val();
         if (new_history_name !== "") {
             this.createNewHistory(new_history_name)