diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/datatables.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/datatables.js
index 18357f5b95..729fa8e47e 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/datatables.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/datatables.js
@@ -791,14 +791,6 @@ jQuery.fn.dataTable.ext.errMode = function(settings, note, message) {
 
         var table = $(this).dataTable(settings);
 
-        table.DataTable().on("column-visibility.dt", function(){
-            if( typeof columnsInit == 'function' ){
-                // This function can be created separately and used to trigger
-                // an event after the DataTable has loaded AND column visibility
-                // has been updated according to the table's configuration
-                columnsInit();
-            }
-        }).columns( hidden_ids ).visible( false );
 
         if ( add_filters ) {
             var table_dt = table.DataTable();
@@ -828,6 +820,15 @@ jQuery.fn.dataTable.ext.errMode = function(settings, note, message) {
             } );
         }
 
+        table.DataTable().on("column-visibility.dt", function(){
+            if( typeof columnsInit == 'function' ){
+                // This function can be created separately and used to trigger
+                // an event after the DataTable has loaded AND column visibility
+                // has been updated according to the table's configuration
+                columnsInit();
+            }
+        }).columns( hidden_ids ).visible( false );
+
         return table;
     };