diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers/tables/items/catalogue_detail.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers/tables/items/catalogue_detail.inc
index 0f15e19a52..8ccce6c896 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers/tables/items/catalogue_detail.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers/tables/items/catalogue_detail.inc
@@ -836,7 +836,9 @@
                     });
                 [% END %]
 
-                update_columns_visibility(settings);
+                if ( api.data().length ) {
+                    update_columns_visibility(settings);
+                }
 
                 if ( drawcallback ) { drawcallback(this); }
             },