diff --git a/include/Webservices/DataTransform.php b/include/Webservices/DataTransform.php
index 1603ebf8..439cd126 100644
--- a/include/Webservices/DataTransform.php
+++ b/include/Webservices/DataTransform.php
@@ -106,8 +106,10 @@ public static function sanitizeForInsert($row,$meta){
 			$ownerFields = $meta->getOwnerFields();
 			foreach($ownerFields as $index=>$field){
 				if(isset($row[$field]) && $row[$field]!=null){
-					$ownerDetails = vtws_getIdComponents($row[$field]);
-					$row[$field] = $ownerDetails[1];
+					if(strpos($row[$field],'x')!==false) {
+						$ownerDetails = vtws_getIdComponents($row[$field]);
+						$row[$field] = $ownerDetails[1];
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			if(strtolower($meta->getEntityName()) == "emails"){