diff --git a/src/obiview.c b/src/obiview.c
index ac22a93..a8fb01e 100644
--- a/src/obiview.c
+++ b/src/obiview.c
@@ -2216,10 +2216,13 @@ int obi_view_add_column(Obiview_p    view,
 			obidebug(1, "\nError opening a column to add to a view");
 			return -1;
 		}
-		// Check that the column's line count is at least the view's line count if there's a line selection
-		// TODO rediscuss. This can't be more stringent because when cloning a view, if there's a line selection associated,
+		// Check that, if it's not the first column in the view, the column's line count is at least the view's line count if there's a line selection
+		// Otherwise it should be the same line count
+		// TODO rediscuss. When cloning a view, if there's a line selection associated,
 		// when re-adding the columns to the cloned view, it is normal that the columns have a line count greater than the view's.
-		if ((column->header)->line_count < (view->infos)->line_count)
+		if (((view->infos)->column_count > 0)
+				&& (((view->line_selection != NULL) && ((column->header)->lines_used < (view->infos)->line_count))
+						|| ((view->line_selection == NULL) && ((column->header)->lines_used != (view->infos)->line_count))))
 		{
 			obi_set_errno(OBIVIEW_ERROR);
 			obidebug(1, "\nError adding an existing column to a view: the column's line count (%lld) must be at least the view's (%lld) (when there is a line selection)", (column->header)->line_count, (view->infos)->line_count);
@@ -2244,6 +2247,10 @@ int obi_view_add_column(Obiview_p    view,
 	// Save column alias
 	strcpy((((view->infos)->column_references)[(view->infos)->column_count]).alias, alias);
 
+	// If it's the first column of the view, set the view's line count to the column's line count
+	if ((view->infos)->column_count == 0)
+		(view->infos)->line_count = (column->header)->lines_used;
+
 	// Update column count in view
 	(view->infos)->column_count++;
 
@@ -2282,24 +2289,19 @@ int obi_view_delete_column(Obiview_p view, const char* column_name)
 	found = false;
 	for (i=0; i<((view->infos)->column_count); i++)
 	{
-		column = *((OBIDMS_column_p*)ll_get(view->columns, i));
-		if (column == NULL)
-		{
-			obi_set_errno(OBIVIEW_ERROR);
-			obidebug(1, "\nError getting a column from the linked list of column pointers of a view when deleting a column from a view");
-			return -1;
-		}
-
 		if ((!found) && (!strcmp((((view->infos)->column_references)[i]).alias, column_name)))
 		{
-			obi_close_column(column);
-			view->columns = ll_delete(view->columns, i);
-			if (view->columns != NULL)
+			column = *((OBIDMS_column_p*)ll_get(view->columns, i));
+			if (column == NULL)
 			{
 				obi_set_errno(OBIVIEW_ERROR);
-				obidebug(1, "\nError trying to delete a column: column not found in linked list of column pointers");
+				obidebug(1, "\nError getting a column from the linked list of column pointers of a view when deleting a column from a view");
 				return -1;
 			}
+
+			obi_close_column(column);
+			view->columns = ll_delete(view->columns, i);
+			// TODO how do we check for error? NULL can be empty list
 			found = true;
 		}
 		if (found)
diff --git a/src/obiview.h b/src/obiview.h
index 1a129df..e32dc63 100644
--- a/src/obiview.h
+++ b/src/obiview.h
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ Obiview_p obi_open_view(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* view_name);
  *                       NULL or "" if the default names are to be used ("0;1;2;...;n").
  * @param indexer_name The name of the indexer if there is one associated with the column.
  *                     If NULL or "", the indexer name is set as the column name.
- * @param comments Optional comments associated with the column.
+ * @param comments Optional comments associated with the column if it is created.
  * @param create Whether the column should be created (create == true) or opened (create == false).
  *
  * @returns A value indicating the success of the operation.