diff --git a/python/obitools3/commands/annotate.pyx b/python/obitools3/commands/annotate.pyx
index 8d572ce..9293370 100755
--- a/python/obitools3/commands/annotate.pyx
+++ b/python/obitools3/commands/annotate.pyx
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ from obitools3.dms.capi.obiview cimport NUC_SEQUENCE_COLUMN, \
                                         QUALITY_COLUMN, \
                                         COUNT_COLUMN, \
                                         TAXID_COLUMN
+from obitools3.dms.capi.obitypes cimport OBI_STR
+from obitools3.dms.column.column cimport Column
 
 import time
 import math 
@@ -187,6 +189,8 @@ def sequenceTaggerGenerator(config, taxo=None):
                     else:
                         scn=None
                     seq[rank]=rtaxid
+                    if "%s_name"%rank not in seq.view:
+                        Column.new_column(seq.view, "%s_name"%rank, OBI_STR)
                     seq["%s_name"%rank]=scn
              
         if add_rank:
diff --git a/python/obitools3/version.py b/python/obitools3/version.py
index 8309207..5eb995f 100755
--- a/python/obitools3/version.py
+++ b/python/obitools3/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 major = 3
 minor = 0
-serial= '1b15'
+serial= '1b16'
 
 version ="%d.%d.%s" % (major,minor,serial)