Panel Node Template interferes with 'content being viewed' rule

I'm creating a rule to update a field when a certain content type is viewed. I have the node being output by a Node Template Panel, and doing so seems to cause the condition to error out.

Any one encountered this before? Is there a solution to have rules understand what the node type is from a panel template?

EDIT: It seems that running a node template through a panel prevents any rule from working. I have a blanket rule 'when content is viewed' show message 'testing' and it won't show in a panel template. It looks like I'll be forced to move my node templates into blocks or hard coded templates