diff --git a/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/askEmpty.sparql b/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/askEmpty.sparql
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+PREFIX core: <http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#>
+
+ASK {
+    core:atTime ?p ?o . 
+}
diff --git a/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/askEver.sparql b/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/askEver.sparql
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+PREFIX vitro: <http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#> 
+
+ASK {
+    <http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/default/vitro-kb-2> vitro:updatedToOntology ?u .
+}