diff --git a/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/components/TermInfo/TerminfoSlider.jsx b/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/components/TermInfo/TerminfoSlider.jsx
index 418b94df..41e1d2f0 100644
--- a/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/components/TermInfo/TerminfoSlider.jsx
+++ b/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/components/TermInfo/TerminfoSlider.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import { Slide } from 'react-slideshow-image';
 import { ChevronLeft, FullScreen } from '../../icons';
 import { Box, Button, Typography } from '@mui/material';
-import { getInstanceByID } from '../../reducers/actions/instances';
+import { getInstanceByID, clearUrlLoadingState } from '../../reducers/actions/instances';
 import Modal from '../../shared/modal/Modal';
 import 'react-slideshow-image/dist/styles.css'
 
@@ -115,12 +115,16 @@ const TerminfoSlider = (props) => {
   });
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
   const reduxState = useSelector(state => state);
+  const misalignedTemplate = useSelector(state => state.globalInfo.misalignedTemplate)
+  const alignedTemplates = useSelector(state => state.globalInfo.alignedTemplates)
+  const misalignedIDs = useSelector(state => state.globalInfo.misalignedIDs)
 
   const handleConfirmLoad = async () => {
     if (!confirmationModal.example) return;
     
     setIsLoading(true);
     try {
+      clearUrlLoadingState()
       window.open(
         window.location.origin + '/?id=' + confirmationModal.example.template + '&i=' + confirmationModal.example.id,
         '_blank'
@@ -159,6 +163,20 @@ const TerminfoSlider = (props) => {
     }
   }
 
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const misalignedIdKeys = Object.keys(misalignedIDs || {});
+    const activeMisalignedId = misalignedIdKeys[misalignedIdKeys.length - 1];
+    if (misalignedTemplate && !alignedTemplates && activeMisalignedId) {
+      setConfirmationModal({
+        open: true,
+        example: { id: activeMisalignedId, template: misalignedTemplate },
+        message: `The image you requested is aligned to another template. Click Load Template to open it in a new tab or Cancel to just view the image metadata.`
+      });
+    }
+  }, [misalignedTemplate, misalignedIDs, alignedTemplates])
+
+
   useEffect( () => {
     if(props?.examples) {
       const images = [];
diff --git a/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/GlobalReducer.js b/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/GlobalReducer.js
index 0209cf17..e8889bd5 100644
--- a/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/GlobalReducer.js
+++ b/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/GlobalReducer.js
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@ const GlobalReducer = (state = initialStateGlobalReducer, response) => {
           })
       case getGlobalTypes.ALIGN_TEMPLATES:{
         const aligned = response.payload.aligned;
-        const id = response.payload.templateID
+        const templateID = response.payload.templateID
+        const id = response.payload.id
         return Object.assign({}, state, {
           alignedTemplates: aligned,
-          misalignedTemplate : id,
-          misalignedIDs : {...state.misalignedIDs, [id] : id }
+          misalignedTemplate : templateID,
+          misalignedIDs : id ? {...state.misalignedIDs, [id] : id } : state.misalignedIDs
         })
       }
       case getGlobalTypes.OPEN_QUERY_COMPONENT:
diff --git a/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/InstancesReducer.js b/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/InstancesReducer.js
index 5a46876a..087d4176 100644
--- a/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/InstancesReducer.js
+++ b/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/InstancesReducer.js
@@ -762,6 +762,7 @@ const InstancesReducer = (state = initialStateInstancesReducer, response) => {
     case getInstancesTypes.CLEAR_URL_LOADING_STATE: {
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         isLoadingFromUrl: false,
+        isLoading: false,
       });
     }
     default:
diff --git a/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/actions/globals.js b/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/actions/globals.js
index 6256f121..2d96be83 100644
--- a/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/actions/globals.js
+++ b/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/actions/globals.js
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ export const setFirstIDLoaded = () => ({
   payload : {}
 })
 
-export const setAlignTemplates = (aligned, templateID) => ({
+export const setAlignTemplates = (aligned, id, templateID) => ({
   type: getGlobalTypes.ALIGN_TEMPLATES,
-  payload : { aligned, templateID }
+  payload : { aligned, id, templateID }
 })
 
 export const setTemplateID = (id) => ({
diff --git a/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/actions/instances.js b/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/actions/instances.js
index 70a5e118..80097c3a 100644
--- a/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/actions/instances.js
+++ b/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/actions/instances.js
@@ -175,9 +175,10 @@ export const setBulkLoadingCount = (count, isFromUrl = false) => ({
   payload: { count, isFromUrl }
 });
 
-export const clearUrlLoadingState = () => ({
-  type: getInstancesTypes.CLEAR_URL_LOADING_STATE
-});
+export const clearUrlLoadingState = () => {
+  store.dispatch({type: getInstancesTypes.CLEAR_URL_LOADING_STATE});
+  return;
+};
 
 export const resetBulkLoading = () => ({
   type: getInstancesTypes.RESET_BULK_LOADING
diff --git a/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/middleware/urlUpdaterMiddleware.js b/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/middleware/urlUpdaterMiddleware.js
index d99b21dd..a2677272 100644
--- a/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/middleware/urlUpdaterMiddleware.js
+++ b/applications/virtual-fly-brain/frontend/src/reducers/middleware/urlUpdaterMiddleware.js
@@ -182,14 +182,14 @@ export const urlUpdaterMiddleware = store => next => (action) => {
             await focusInstance(pendingFocusId);
             await selectInstance(pendingFocusId);
             // Clear URL loading state after async operations complete
-            store.dispatch(clearUrlLoadingState());
+            clearUrlLoadingState();
             // Clear the initial focus ID after a longer delay to allow all pending template operations to complete
             setTimeout(() => {
               initialUrlFocusId = null;
             }, 1000);
           })();
         } else {
-          store.dispatch(clearUrlLoadingState());
+          clearUrlLoadingState();
         }
       }
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ export const urlUpdaterMiddleware = store => next => (action) => {
         return;
       } else if (IsTemplate && launchTemplate?.metadata?.Id !== action.payload.Id) {
         // If it's a template and the launchTemplate is defined, we need to show the widget to open this template in a new tab
-        store.dispatch(setAlignTemplates(false, action.payload.Id));
+        store.dispatch(setAlignTemplates(false, action.payload.Id, action.payload.Id));
         return;
       }
 
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ export const urlUpdaterMiddleware = store => next => (action) => {
               return;
             }
           // If the individual is not aligned with the current template, we need to show the misalignment dialog
-          store.dispatch(setAlignTemplates(false, action.payload.Id));
+          store.dispatch(setAlignTemplates(false, action.payload.Id, Object.keys(action.payload?.Images)|| Object.keys(action.payload?.Examples || {})));
           return;
         }
       }