diff --git a/src/obiview.c b/src/obiview.c
index 6e5be86..292fa18 100755
--- a/src/obiview.c
+++ b/src/obiview.c
@@ -1068,6 +1068,16 @@ static int finish_view(Obiview_p view)
 	if (save_view(view) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
+	 // Add the time in the view comments
+	 time_t t;
+	 t = time(&t);
+	 if (obi_view_add_comment(view, "Date created", strtok(ctime(&t), "\n")) < 0)
+	 {
+		obi_set_errno(OBIVIEW_ERROR);
+		obidebug(1, "\nError adding the date of creation when finishing a view");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (rename_finished_view(view) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -1093,16 +1103,6 @@ static int finish_view(Obiview_p view)
      		 (column->header)->finished = true;
 	 }
 
-	 // Add the time in the view comments
-	 time_t t;
-	 t = time(&t);
-	 if (obi_view_add_comment(view, "Date created", strtok(ctime(&t), "\n")) < 0)
-	 {
-		obi_set_errno(OBIVIEW_ERROR);
-		obidebug(1, "\nError adding the date of creation when finishing a view");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	// Flag the view as finished
 	(view->infos)->finished = true;