diff --git a/query-algebrizer/src/clauses/ground.rs b/query-algebrizer/src/clauses/ground.rs
index c70bcefe..d7ad7557 100644
--- a/query-algebrizer/src/clauses/ground.rs
+++ b/query-algebrizer/src/clauses/ground.rs
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ use errors::{
 };
 
 use types::{
-    ColumnConstraint,
     ComputedTable,
     EmptyBecause,
-    QualifiedAlias,
     SourceAlias,
     ValueTypeSet,
     VariableColumn,
@@ -112,23 +110,6 @@ impl ConjoiningClauses {
             self.bind_value(&var, value.clone());
         }
 
-        let vt = value.value_type();
-
-        // Check to see whether this variable is already associated to a column.
-        // If so, we want to add an equality filter (or, in the future, redo the existing patterns).
-        if let Some(QualifiedAlias(table, column)) = self.column_bindings
-                                                         .get(&var)
-                                                         .and_then(|vec| vec.get(0).cloned()) {
-            self.constrain_column_to_constant(table, column, value);
-        }
-
-        // Are we also trying to figure out the type of the value when the query runs?
-        // If so, constrain that!
-        if let Some(table) = self.extracted_types.get(&var)
-                                                 .map(|qa| qa.0.clone()) {
-            self.wheres.add_intersection(ColumnConstraint::HasType(table, vt));
-        }
-
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/query-algebrizer/src/clauses/mod.rs b/query-algebrizer/src/clauses/mod.rs
index 9eb22809..22d7b455 100644
--- a/query-algebrizer/src/clauses/mod.rs
+++ b/query-algebrizer/src/clauses/mod.rs
@@ -338,7 +338,25 @@ impl ConjoiningClauses {
 impl ConjoiningClauses {
     /// Be careful with this. It'll overwrite existing bindings.
     pub fn bind_value(&mut self, var: &Variable, value: TypedValue) {
-        self.constrain_var_to_type(var.clone(), value.value_type());
+        let vt = value.value_type();
+        self.constrain_var_to_type(var.clone(), vt);
+
+        // Are there any existing column bindings for this variable?
+        // If so, generate a constraint against the primary column.
+        if let Some(vec) = self.column_bindings.get(var) {
+            if let Some(col) = vec.first() {
+                self.wheres.add_intersection(ColumnConstraint::Equals(col.clone(), QueryValue::TypedValue(value.clone())));
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Are we also trying to figure out the type of the value when the query runs?
+        // If so, constrain that!
+        if let Some(table) = self.extracted_types.get(&var)
+                                                 .map(|qa| qa.0.clone()) {
+            self.wheres.add_intersection(ColumnConstraint::HasType(table, value.value_type()));
+        }
+
+        // Finally, store the binding for future use.
         self.value_bindings.insert(var.clone(), value);
     }