diff --git a/widgets/e-table/ChangeLog b/widgets/e-table/ChangeLog
index dc43161c53..3c7b96f917 100644
--- a/widgets/e-table/ChangeLog
+++ b/widgets/e-table/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-03-04  Christopher James Lahey  <clahey@helixcode.com>
+
+	* e-table.c: Fixed a crash error.
+
 2000-03-04  Christopher James Lahey  <clahey@helixcode.com>
 
 	* e-table-item.c: Fixed a compile warning.
diff --git a/widgets/e-table/e-table.c b/widgets/e-table/e-table.c
index 364ef3fb9c..841c52fb45 100644
--- a/widgets/e-table/e-table.c
+++ b/widgets/e-table/e-table.c
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ et_real_construct (ETable *e_table, ETableHeader *full_header, ETableModel *etm,
 	e_table->model = etm;
 	gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (etm));
 
+	e_table->specification = xmlSpec;
 	xmlRoot = xmlDocGetRootElement(xmlSpec);
 	xmlColumns = e_xml_get_child_by_name(xmlRoot, "columns-shown");
 	xmlGrouping = e_xml_get_child_by_name(xmlRoot, "grouping");
diff --git a/widgets/table/e-table.c b/widgets/table/e-table.c
index 364ef3fb9c..841c52fb45 100644
--- a/widgets/table/e-table.c
+++ b/widgets/table/e-table.c
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ et_real_construct (ETable *e_table, ETableHeader *full_header, ETableModel *etm,
 	e_table->model = etm;
 	gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (etm));
 
+	e_table->specification = xmlSpec;
 	xmlRoot = xmlDocGetRootElement(xmlSpec);
 	xmlColumns = e_xml_get_child_by_name(xmlRoot, "columns-shown");
 	xmlGrouping = e_xml_get_child_by_name(xmlRoot, "grouping");