diff --git a/arches/management/commands/whatisthis.py b/arches/management/commands/whatisthis.py
index 4ab73a1e8c6..d2d9c4156a4 100644
--- a/arches/management/commands/whatisthis.py
+++ b/arches/management/commands/whatisthis.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ def find_uuid(self, in_uuid):
         ## search all models and see if the UUID matches an existing object
         objs = []
         for m in django.apps.apps.get_models():
+            if m._meta.proxy:
+                continue
             if not m.__module__.startswith("arches"):
                 continue
             if m._meta.pk.get_internal_type() != "UUIDField":
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_whatisthis.py b/tests/commands/test_whatisthis.py
index da4455930a6..52bebad60d3 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_whatisthis.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_whatisthis.py
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ def test_match(self):
         g = Graph.new()
         out = StringIO()
         call_command("whatisthis", str(g.pk), stdout=out)
-        # Produces hits on graph and node
-        self.assertIn("This UUID is the primary key for 2 objects:", out.getvalue())
+        self.assertIn("This UUID is the primary key for 1 object:", out.getvalue())
 
     def test_no_match(self):
         out = StringIO()