diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/VclassRetryController.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/VclassRetryController.java
index 58cd75a0b..3a64ae8cc 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/VclassRetryController.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/VclassRetryController.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import edu.cornell.mannlib.vedit.validator.impl.XMLNameValidator;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.policy.JenaNetidPolicy.ContextSetup;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.BaseResourceBean;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.Classes2Classes;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.IndividualImpl;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.Portal;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.VClass;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.Controllers;
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ public class VclassRetryController extends BaseEditController {
 
         /*for testing*/
         VClass testMask = new VClass();
-        epo.setBeanClass(VClass.class);
+        epo.setBeanClass(VClass.class);
+        epo.setImplementationClass(VClass.class);
         epo.setBeanMask(testMask);
 
         String action = null;