diff --git a/hed/schema/hed_schema.py b/hed/schema/hed_schema.py
index 5e94349b6..bcd93be8b 100644
--- a/hed/schema/hed_schema.py
+++ b/hed/schema/hed_schema.py
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ def _get_attributes_for_section(self, key_class):
     # ===============================================
     def _add_tag_to_dict(self, long_tag_name, new_entry, key_class):
         # No reason we can't add this here always
-        if self.library and not self.merged:
+        if self.library and not self.merged and self.with_standard:
             new_entry.set_attribute_value(HedKey.InLibrary, self.library)
 
         section = self._sections[key_class]
diff --git a/hed/schema/schema_io/schema2base.py b/hed/schema/schema_io/schema2base.py
index 732e65b1b..bb5240134 100644
--- a/hed/schema/schema_io/schema2base.py
+++ b/hed/schema/schema_io/schema2base.py
@@ -34,11 +34,9 @@ def process_schema(self, hed_schema, save_merged=False):
                 self._save_base = True
         else:
             # Saving a standard schema or a library schema without a standard schema
-            save_merged = False
-            if hed_schema.library:
-                self._save_lib = True
-            else:
-                self._save_base = True
+            save_merged = True
+            self._save_lib = True
+            self._save_base = True
         self._save_merged = save_merged