diff --git a/step-web/src/main/webapp/js/backbone/views/view_display.js b/step-web/src/main/webapp/js/backbone/views/view_display.js
index cdb6d1a29d..83fa874cf6 100644
--- a/step-web/src/main/webapp/js/backbone/views/view_display.js
+++ b/step-web/src/main/webapp/js/backbone/views/view_display.js
@@ -90,16 +90,23 @@ var DisplayView = Backbone.View.extend({
         } else if (interlinearMode.indexOf("INTERLEAVED") != -1) {
             step.util.ui._applyCssClassesRepeatByGroup(passageContent, ".verseGrouping", fonts, undefined, 0, '.singleVerse');
         } else if (interlinearMode.indexOf("COLUMN") != -1) {
+            var versionRef= (options.indexOf('X') > -1);
+            if(versionRef)
+            {
             // cater for inserted verse references
             // instead of lang1 lang2 lang3 .. we have lang1 r lang2 ref lang3 ref
-            var newFonts = [fonts[0]];
-            if(fonts.length > 1){
-                for(var i=1; i < fonts.length; i++){
-                    newFonts.push(undefined);
-                    newFonts.push(fonts[i]);
-                }
-              }
-            step.util.ui._applyCssClassesRepeatByGroup(passageContent, "tr.row", fonts, undefined, 1);
+                var newFonts = [fonts[0]];
+                if(fonts.length > 1){
+                    for(var i=1; i < fonts.length; i++){
+                        newFonts.push(undefined);
+                        newFonts.push(fonts[i]);
+                    }
+                  }
+                step.util.ui._applyCssClassesRepeatByGroup(passageContent, "tr.row", newFonts, undefined, 1);
+            }
+            else{
+                                step.util.ui._applyCssClassesRepeatByGroup(passageContent, "tr.row", fonts, undefined, 1);
+            }
         } else if(this.model.get("searchType") == 'PASSAGE') {
             //normal mode, so all we need to do is check the language version, and if greek or hebrew then switch the font
             if (fonts[0]) {