diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_dataview_controller.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_dataview_controller.js
index 66f1f656d2..5e71e745c8 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_dataview_controller.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_dataview_controller.js
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ var et2_dataview_controller = /** @class */ (function () {
                     entry.idx = newIdx;
                     newMap[newIdx] = entry;
                 }
-                else {
+                else if (newMap[newIdx] !== this._indexMap[key]) {
                     // Make sure the old entry gets invalidated
                     entry.idx = null;
                     entry.row = null;
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_dataview_controller.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_dataview_controller.ts
index 2b19773547..ffdfb37e9e 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_dataview_controller.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_dataview_controller.ts
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ export class et2_dataview_controller
 					entry.idx = newIdx;
 					newMap[newIdx] = entry;
 				}
-				else
+				else if(newMap[newIdx]!==this._indexMap[key])
 				{
 					// Make sure the old entry gets invalidated
 					entry.idx = null;