diff --git a/src/obiview.c b/src/obiview.c
index 92c7d55..9859387 100644
--- a/src/obiview.c
+++ b/src/obiview.c
@@ -1123,7 +1123,8 @@ static int finish_view(Obiview_p view)
 			obidebug(1, "\nError getting a column to flag it as finished when finishing a view");
 			return -1;
 		}
-		(column->header)->finished = true;
+		if (column->writable)
+			(column->header)->finished = true;
 	}
 
 	// Flag the view as finished