diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_dataview_model_columns.js b/etemplate/js/et2_dataview_model_columns.js
index 49311e8e3b..cc143e7bd2 100755
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_dataview_model_columns.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_dataview_model_columns.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ var et2_dataview_column = ClassWithAttributes.extend({
 		"minWidth": {
 			"name": "Minimum width",
 			"type": "integer",
-			"default": 50,
+			"default": 20,
 			"description": "Minimum width of the column, in pixels.  Values below this are rejected."
 		},
 		"maxWidth": {