diff --git a/client/utils/Table.cc b/client/utils/Table.cc
index 4056e3f8..81e1293c 100644
--- a/client/utils/Table.cc
+++ b/client/utils/Table.cc
@@ -262,6 +262,17 @@ namespace snapper
     }
 
 
+    bool
+    Table::has_id(Id id) const
+    {
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < ids.size(); ++i)
+	    if (ids[i] == id)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+    }
+
+
     size_t
     Table::id_to_index(Id id) const
     {
diff --git a/client/utils/Table.h b/client/utils/Table.h
index 308ce3bd..cc97e6ea 100644
--- a/client/utils/Table.h
+++ b/client/utils/Table.h
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ namespace snapper
 
 	const vector<Row> get_rows() const { return rows; }
 
+	bool has_id(Id id) const;
+
 	void set_show_header(bool show_header) { Table::show_header = show_header; }
 	void set_show_grid(bool show_grid) { Table::show_grid = show_grid; }
 	void set_style(Style style) { Table::style = style; }
diff --git a/client/utils/TableFormatter.cc b/client/utils/TableFormatter.cc
index b2141ff1..435d28f1 100644
--- a/client/utils/TableFormatter.cc
+++ b/client/utils/TableFormatter.cc
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ namespace snapper
 	table.set_style(table_formatter.style);
 
 	for (Id id : table_formatter._abbrev)
-	    table.set_abbreviate(id, true);
+	    if (table.has_id(id))
+		table.set_abbreviate(id, true);
 
 	for (const vector<string>& row : table_formatter._rows)
 	{