diff --git a/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/acquisition/AcquisitionContainer.tsx b/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/acquisition/AcquisitionContainer.tsx
index fea457b7c5..ee909c77fd 100644
--- a/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/acquisition/AcquisitionContainer.tsx
+++ b/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/acquisition/AcquisitionContainer.tsx
@@ -275,7 +275,12 @@ export const AcquisitionContainer: React.FunctionComponent<IAcquisitionContainer
   };
 
   // UI components
-  if (loadingAcquisitionFile || (loadingAcquisitionFileProperties && !isPropertySelector)) {
+  if (
+    loadingAcquisitionFile ||
+    (loadingAcquisitionFileProperties && !isPropertySelector) ||
+    file?.fileType !== FileTypes.Acquisition ||
+    file?.id !== acquisitionFileId
+  ) {
     return <LoadingBackdrop show={true} parentScreen={true}></LoadingBackdrop>;
   }
 
diff --git a/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/acquisition/AcquisitionView.tsx b/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/acquisition/AcquisitionView.tsx
index 99491944d6..1a04eef284 100644
--- a/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/acquisition/AcquisitionView.tsx
+++ b/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/acquisition/AcquisitionView.tsx
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ export const AcquisitionView: React.FunctionComponent<IAcquisitionViewProps> = (
   const history = useHistory();
   const match = useRouteMatch();
   const { file, lastUpdatedBy } = useContext(SideBarContext);
-  if (!!file && file?.fileType !== FileTypes.Acquisition) {
-    throw Error('Context file is not an acquisition file');
-  }
   const acquisitionFile: Api_AcquisitionFile = file as Api_AcquisitionFile;
 
   // match for property menu routes - eg /property/1/ltsa