diff --git a/scripts/guided-mode/guided-curate-dataset.js b/scripts/guided-mode/guided-curate-dataset.js
index a6f33f0583..714a769cb8 100644
--- a/scripts/guided-mode/guided-curate-dataset.js
+++ b/scripts/guided-mode/guided-curate-dataset.js
@@ -7415,6 +7415,9 @@ const patchPreviousGuidedModeVersions = async () => {
     sodaJSONObj["digital-metadata"]["license"] = "";
   }
 
+  if (!sodaJSONObj["curation-mode"]) {
+    sodaJSONObj["cuartion-mode"] = "guided";
+  }
   // If no other conditions are met, return the page the user was last on
   return sodaJSONObj["page-before-exit"];
 };
@@ -7625,6 +7628,7 @@ guidedCreateSodaJSONObj = () => {
   sodaJSONObj = {};
 
   sodaJSONObj["guided-options"] = {};
+  sodaJSONObj["cuartion-mode"] = "guided";
   sodaJSONObj["bf-account-selected"] = {};
   sodaJSONObj["dataset-structure"] = { files: {}, folders: {} };
   sodaJSONObj["generate-dataset"] = {};
diff --git a/scripts/metadata-files/manifest.js b/scripts/metadata-files/manifest.js
index 37dd635eae..e439545433 100644
--- a/scripts/metadata-files/manifest.js
+++ b/scripts/metadata-files/manifest.js
@@ -1335,13 +1335,18 @@ const initiate_generate_manifest_bf = async () => {
 
   // Verify the origin of dataset for kombucha tracking
   let origin = "";
-  if ("local-path" in sodaJSONObj["starting-point"]) {
-    origin = "Local";
+  if (document.getElementById("create_manifest-section").classList.contains("is-shown")) {
+    // If the standalone manifest generator tab is currently shown
+    origin = "standalone-manifest-generator";
+  } else if (sodaJSONObj?.["cuartion-mode"] === "guided") {
+    // If the special guided mode curation-mode key is found
+    origin = "guided-mode-manifest-generator";
+  } else {
+    // Otherwise the manifest files were generated in FFM
+    origin = "free-form-mode-manifest-gerator";
   }
 
-  if ("bf" in sodaJSONObj["starting-point"]["type"]) {
-    origin = "Pennsieve";
-  }
+  console.log("origin", origin);
 
   // log the manifest file creation to analytics
   logMetadataForAnalytics(