diff --git a/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/Note.java b/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/Note.java
index 1f4a50813d3..96b08e8bebc 100644
--- a/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/Note.java
+++ b/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/Note.java
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@ public Paragraph insertParagraph(int index) {
    */
   private void addLastReplNameIfEmptyText(Paragraph p) {
     String replName = lastReplName.get();
-    if (StringUtils.isEmpty(p.getText()) && StringUtils.isNotEmpty(replName)) {
+    if (StringUtils.isEmpty(p.getText()) && StringUtils.isNotEmpty(replName)
+            && replLoader.isBinding(replName)) {
       p.setText(getInterpreterName(replName) + " ");
     }
   }
diff --git a/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/NoteInterpreterLoader.java b/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/NoteInterpreterLoader.java
index 3c432cbb12e..f6c080f4290 100644
--- a/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/NoteInterpreterLoader.java
+++ b/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/NoteInterpreterLoader.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.zeppelin.interpreter.Constants;
 import org.apache.zeppelin.interpreter.Interpreter;
 import org.apache.zeppelin.interpreter.Interpreter.RegisteredInterpreter;
@@ -204,4 +205,17 @@ public Interpreter get(String replName) {
   Optional<InterpreterSetting> getDefaultInterpreterSetting() {
     return getDefaultInterpreterSetting(getInterpreterSettings());
   }
+
+  boolean isBinding(String replName) {
+    if (StringUtils.isBlank(replName) || StringUtils.isEmpty(noteId)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    List<InterpreterSetting> interpreterSettings = getInterpreterSettings();
+    for (InterpreterSetting interpreterSetting : interpreterSettings) {
+      if (interpreterSetting.getGroup().equals(replName)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/zeppelin-zengine/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/NoteInterpreterLoaderTest.java b/zeppelin-zengine/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/NoteInterpreterLoaderTest.java
index 147d431873b..4c2f9dee783 100644
--- a/zeppelin-zengine/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/NoteInterpreterLoaderTest.java
+++ b/zeppelin-zengine/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/NoteInterpreterLoaderTest.java
@@ -169,6 +169,23 @@ public void testNotePerInterpreterProcess() throws IOException {
     assertNull(loaderB.getInterpreterSettings().get(0).getInterpreterGroup("noteB").get("noteB"));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testIsBinding() throws Exception {
+//    noteId: null
+    NoteInterpreterLoader loaderA = new NoteInterpreterLoader(factory);
+    assertFalse(loaderA.isBinding("hello"));
+
+//    noteId: not null
+//    interpreter group: group1, group2
+    loaderA.setNoteId("noteHello");
+    loaderA.setInterpreters(factory.getDefaultInterpreterSettingList());
+    assertFalse(loaderA.isBinding(""));
+    assertFalse(loaderA.isBinding("  "));
+
+    assertTrue(loaderA.isBinding("group1"));
+    assertTrue(loaderA.isBinding("group2"));
+  }
+
 
   private void delete(File file){
     if(file.isFile()) file.delete();