diff --git a/R/get_lodes.R b/R/get_lodes.R
index 1047292..e398069 100644
--- a/R/get_lodes.R
+++ b/R/get_lodes.R
@@ -254,9 +254,12 @@ as NA.\n") }
         .fn = ~ stringr::str_replace_all(.x, geoid_rename)) %>%
       dplyr::select(-dplyr::matches("create")) })})
 
-  join_by = c("year", "GEOID")
   if (lodes_type == "od") {
-    join_by = c("year", "w_GEOID", "h_GEOID") }
+    join_by = c("year", "w_GEOID", "h_GEOID") } else if (lodes_type == "rac") {
+      join_by = c("year", "h_GEOID")
+    } else if (lodes_type == "wac") {
+      join_by = c("year", "w_GEOID")
+    }
 
   ## both all jobs and all federal jobs
   lodes_all_nonfederal_jobs = lodes_all_jobs %>%