diff --git a/src/lists.js b/src/lists.js
index 6a6ad803..9bf8c969 100644
--- a/src/lists.js
+++ b/src/lists.js
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ List.prototype.columnNames = function () {
     return [];
 };
 
-List.prototype.version = function (startRow, rows) {
+List.prototype.version = function (startRow, rows, startCol, cols) {
     var l = Math.min(startRow + rows, this.length()),
         v = this.lastChanged,
         r,
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ List.prototype.version = function (startRow, rows) {
         if (r instanceof Costume) {
             v = Math.max(v, r.version);
         } else if (r instanceof List) {
-            v = Math.max(v, r.version(1, r.length()));
+            v = Math.max(v, r.version(startCol, cols));
         } else {
             v = Math.max(v, r.lastChanged ? r.lastChanged : 0);
         }
diff --git a/src/tables.js b/src/tables.js
index 2ef5dc1c..19130c08 100644
--- a/src/tables.js
+++ b/src/tables.js
@@ -794,8 +794,12 @@ TableMorph.prototype.step = function () {
 TableMorph.prototype.update = function () {
     var oldCols, oldRows,
         version = this.table instanceof List ?
-            this.table.version(this.startRow, this.rows)
-                    : this.table.lastChanged;
+            this.table.version(
+                this.startRow,
+                this.rows,
+                this.startCol,
+                this.columns.length
+            ) : this.table.lastChanged;
     if (this.tableVersion === version && !this.wantsUpdate) {
         return;
     }