diff --git a/phylogenetic/defaults/exclude.txt b/phylogenetic/defaults/exclude.txt
index 7de99da..602d881 100644
--- a/phylogenetic/defaults/exclude.txt
+++ b/phylogenetic/defaults/exclude.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+AF260968 # Egypt 1951 will added back in during augur align reference
 HW816192 # 11029 bp PAT 27-MAY-2015
 CS543188 # 11029 bp PAT 20-APR-2007
 CS568914 # 11029 bp PAT 18-MAY-2007
diff --git a/phylogenetic/defaults/include.txt b/phylogenetic/defaults/include.txt
index e3d7d60..bbef20d 100644
--- a/phylogenetic/defaults/include.txt
+++ b/phylogenetic/defaults/include.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AF260968 # Egypt 1951
+# AF260968 # Egypt 1951 will be used as augur align reference
 NC_001563 # Lineage 2 reference
 NC_009942 # Lineage 1 reference
 HM051416 # Isreal 1953
diff --git a/phylogenetic/defaults/reference_global.gb b/phylogenetic/defaults/reference_global.gb
index 61356c7..8e4fc84 100644
--- a/phylogenetic/defaults/reference_global.gb
+++ b/phylogenetic/defaults/reference_global.gb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-LOCUS       AF260968_REF               11029 bp    RNA     linear   VRL 27-AUG-2000
+LOCUS       AF260968               11029 bp    RNA     linear   VRL 27-AUG-2000
 DEFINITION  West Nile virus strain Eg101, complete genome.
-ACCESSION   AF260968_REF
+ACCESSION   AF260968
 VERSION     AF260968.1
 KEYWORDS    .
 SOURCE      West Nile virus (WNV)