diff --git a/static/src/app/models/pos_order.js b/static/src/app/models/pos_order.js
index b27ccef..ae808af 100644
--- a/static/src/app/models/pos_order.js
+++ b/static/src/app/models/pos_order.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ patch(PosOrder.prototype, {
                 // With the guard set, this._programIsApplicable(p) will skip the custom block,
                 // effectively calling only the base logic for each candidate program.
                 multiLevelPrograms = allPrograms.filter(
-                    (p) => p.multi_level_membership && this._programIsApplicable(p)
+                    (p) => p.multi_level_membership && !p.manual_membership && this._programIsApplicable(p)
                 );
             } finally {
                 _checkingMultiLevel = false;