diff --git a/packages/entity/trait/registrar.js b/packages/entity/trait/registrar.js
index 2dde4dd..e9fd4da 100644
--- a/packages/entity/trait/registrar.js
+++ b/packages/entity/trait/registrar.js
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ export function lookupTrait(type) {
 
 registerHooks({
   autoreg$accept: (type, M) => {
-    const {default: Trait} = M;
-    typeTo.set(Trait.type(), Trait);
-    traitTo.set(Trait, M);
+    if ('trait' === type) {
+      const {default: Trait} = M;
+      typeTo.set(Trait.type(), Trait);
+      traitTo.set(Trait, M);
+    }
   },
 }, '@avocado/entity/trait/registrar');