diff --git a/application/database/db.py b/application/database/db.py
index 12d7b7437..86a09b6f3 100644
--- a/application/database/db.py
+++ b/application/database/db.py
@@ -1174,12 +1174,12 @@ def __make_cre_internal_links(self, cre: CRE) -> List[cre_defs.Link]:
             )
 
         for internal_link in internal_links:
+
             linked_cre_query = self.session.query(CRE)
             link_type = cre_defs.LinkTypes.from_str(internal_link.type)
 
-            if (
-                internal_link.cre == cre.id
-            ):  # if we are the lower cre in this relationship, we need to flip the "Contains" linktypes
+            if internal_link.cre == cre.id:
+                # if we are the lower cre in this relationship, we need to flip the "Contains" linktypes
                 linked_cre = linked_cre_query.filter(
                     CRE.id == internal_link.group
                 ).first()  # get the higher cre so we can add the link
@@ -1196,17 +1196,10 @@ def __make_cre_internal_links(self, cre: CRE) -> List[cre_defs.Link]:
                     links.append(
                         cre_defs.Link(ltype=link_type, document=CREfromDB(linked_cre))
                     )
-                else:
-                    raise ValueError(
-                        f"Received an unexpected link type {link_type} in internal link between {linked_cre.name} and {cre.name}"
-                    )
-            else:  # if we are are the higher cre then we don't need to do anything, relationship types are always "higher"->"lower"
-                linked_cre = linked_cre_query.filter(
-                    CRE.id == internal_link.cre
-                ).first()
-                links.append(
-                    cre_defs.Link(ltype=link_type, document=CREfromDB(linked_cre))
-                )
+                continue
+            # if we are are the higher cre then we don't need to do anything, relationship types are always "higher"->"lower"
+            linked_cre = linked_cre_query.filter(CRE.id == internal_link.cre).first()
+            links.append(cre_defs.Link(ltype=link_type, document=CREfromDB(linked_cre)))
         return links
 
     def __make_cre_links(
diff --git a/application/tests/cre_main_test.py b/application/tests/cre_main_test.py
index 6306a8b0c..a5c431192 100644
--- a/application/tests/cre_main_test.py
+++ b/application/tests/cre_main_test.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ def test_register_cre(self) -> None:
         c_lower = self.collection.get_CREs(cre_lower.id)[0]
         c_equal = self.collection.get_CREs(cre_equal.id)[0]
         retrieved_cre = self.collection.get_CREs(cre.id)[0]
-
+        self.maxDiff = None
         self.assertCountEqual(
             c_higher.links,
             [
diff --git a/application/tests/db_test.py b/application/tests/db_test.py
index 1db0545a3..1d13bd0be 100644
--- a/application/tests/db_test.py
+++ b/application/tests/db_test.py
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ def test_get_CREs(self) -> None:
             )
         )
         collection.session.commit()
+        self.maxDiff = None
 
         # we can retrieve children cres
         self.assertEqual(