diff --git a/src/e_view_model.c b/src/e_view_model.c
index 8d8963d92..a25991587 100644
--- a/src/e_view_model.c
+++ b/src/e_view_model.c
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@ e_view_model_register_view(E_View_Model *m, E_View *v)
 {
    D_ENTER;
    v->model = m;
-   m->views = evas_list_append(m->views, v);
-   e_object_ref (E_OBJECT(v->model));
+   m->views = evas_list_append(m->views, v); 
+   /* dont ref the first time */
+   if (m->views->next)
+      e_object_ref (E_OBJECT(v->model));
    D_RETURN;   
 }
 
diff --git a/src/view.c b/src/view.c
index a826346ab..53a79c1cc 100644
--- a/src/view.c
+++ b/src/view.c
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ e_view_realize(E_View *v)
    e_scrollbar_resize(v->scrollbar.v, v->scrollbar.v->w, v->size.h - v->scrollbar.h->h);
    e_scrollbar_move(v->scrollbar.h, 0, v->size.h - v->scrollbar.h->h);
    e_scrollbar_resize(v->scrollbar.h, v->size.w - v->scrollbar.v->w, v->scrollbar.h->h);
-
+   
    /* I support dnd */
    ecore_window_dnd_advertise(v->win.base);  
    
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ e_view_realize(E_View *v)
       e_iconbar_realize(v->iconbar); 
       e_iconbar_set_view_window_spacing(v->iconbar);
    }
-  
+   
    e_view_bg_reload(v);
 /*   e_epplet_load_from_layout(v);*/
    v->changed = 1;
@@ -1763,7 +1763,6 @@ e_view_update(E_View *v)
    if (v->options.back_pixmap)
      {
 	Imlib_Updates up;
-	
 	up = evas_render_updates(v->evas);
 	/* special code to handle if we are double buffering to a pixmap */
 	/* and clear sections of the window if they got updated */