diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-yaml/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/yaml/reconcile/SchemaBasedYamlASTReconciler.java b/headless-services/commons/commons-yaml/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/yaml/reconcile/SchemaBasedYamlASTReconciler.java
index 14fcd34a3..6a70e86c1 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/commons-yaml/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/yaml/reconcile/SchemaBasedYamlASTReconciler.java
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-yaml/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/yaml/reconcile/SchemaBasedYamlASTReconciler.java
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class SchemaBasedYamlASTReconciler implements YamlASTReconciler {
 
 	private void reconcile(YamlFileAST ast, YamlPath path, Node parent, Node node, YType _type) {
 //		IDocument doc = ast.getDocument();
-		if (_type!=null) {
+		if (_type!=null && !skipReconciling(node)) {
 			DynamicSchemaContext schemaContext = new ASTDynamicSchemaContext(ast, path, node);
 			YType type = typeUtil.inferMoreSpecificType(_type, schemaContext);
 			if (typeCollector!=null) {
@@ -341,16 +341,15 @@ public class SchemaBasedYamlASTReconciler implements YamlASTReconciler {
 
 	protected NodeId getNodeId(Node node) {
 		NodeId id = node.getNodeId();
-		if (id==NodeId.mapping && isMoustacheVar(node)) {
-			return NodeId.scalar;
-		}
+//		if (id==NodeId.mapping && isMoustacheVar(node)) {
+//			return NodeId.scalar;
+//		}
 		return id;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * 'Moustache' variables look like `{{name}}` and unfortuately when
-	 * parsed these will parse as a kind of map. But since these vars are meant to be replaced
-	 * with some kind of string we should treat them as scalar instead.
+	 * parsed these will parse as a kind of weird map node.
 	 * <p>
 	 * This function recognizes a mapping node that actually is moustache var pattern.
 	 */
@@ -358,6 +357,16 @@ public class SchemaBasedYamlASTReconciler implements YamlASTReconciler {
 		return NodeUtil.asScalar(debrace(debrace(node))) != null;
 	}
 
+	private boolean isParensPlaceHolder(Node node) {
+		String scalar = NodeUtil.asScalar(node);
+		return scalar != null && scalar.startsWith("((") && scalar.endsWith("))");
+	}
+
+	protected boolean skipReconciling(Node node) {
+		return isMoustacheVar(node) || isParensPlaceHolder(node);
+	}
+
+
 	private Node debrace(Node _node) {
 		MappingNode node = NodeUtil.asMapping(_node);
 		if (node!=null && node.getFlowStyle() && node.getValue().size()==1) {
diff --git a/headless-services/concourse-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/concourse/ConcourseEditorTest.java b/headless-services/concourse-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/concourse/ConcourseEditorTest.java
index 542c997cb..daf08c4ce 100644
--- a/headless-services/concourse-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/concourse/ConcourseEditorTest.java
+++ b/headless-services/concourse-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/concourse/ConcourseEditorTest.java
@@ -4062,6 +4062,22 @@ public class ConcourseEditorTest {
 		editor.assertHoverContains("environment_variables", "Environment variables");
 	}
 
+	@Test public void bug_152918825_no_reconciling_for_double_parens_placeholders() throws Exception {
+		//https://www.pivotaltracker.com/story/show/152918825
+		Editor editor = harness.newEditor(
+				"resources:\n" +
+				"- name: image-XXX\n" +
+				"  type: docker-image\n" +
+				"  source:\n" +
+				"    repository: ((DOCKER_IMAGE))\n" +
+				"    insecure_registries: ((DOCKER_INSECURE_REGISTRIES))\n" +
+				"    tag: latest"
+		);
+		editor.assertProblems(
+				"image-XXX|Unused 'Resource'"
+		);
+	}
+
 	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 	private void assertContextualCompletions(String conText, String textBefore, String... textAfter) throws Exception {