diff --git a/src/openpecha/pecha/serializers/json.py b/src/openpecha/pecha/serializers/json.py
index 570ea470..6ca7f3fb 100644
--- a/src/openpecha/pecha/serializers/json.py
+++ b/src/openpecha/pecha/serializers/json.py
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ def serialize_aligned_pechas_transformed_annotations(self):
 
         target_annotation_id, source_annotation_id = self.get_aligned_to_annotation_id(self.source_annotations)
         
-        is_target_annnotation_is_alignement = self._check_if_target_annotation_is_alignment_(self.target_annotations)
+        is_target_annnotation_is_alignement = self._check_if_target_annotation_is_alignment_(self.target_annotations, target_annotation_id)
 
         target_alignment_annotation = None
         if is_target_annnotation_is_alignement:
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ def _get_target_segmentation_annotation_id_(self, target_annotations: list[dict]
         raise ValueError("No segmentation annotation found")
 
 
-    def _check_if_target_annotation_is_alignment_(self, target_annotations: list[dict]) -> bool:
+    def _check_if_target_annotation_is_alignment_(self, target_annotations: list[dict], target_annotation_id: str) -> bool:
         for target_annotation in target_annotations:
-            if (target_annotation['type'] == 'alignment'):
+            if (target_annotation['type'] == 'alignment' and target_annotation['id'] == target_annotation_id):
                 return True
         return False
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