diff --git a/dockingcore/src/main/java/fr/soleil/docking/view/AbstractViewFactory.java b/dockingcore/src/main/java/fr/soleil/docking/view/AbstractViewFactory.java
index 3610450d4200235fcc3f0aa0de9ff65c1ddaa2dc..6fae4608f81785dcf942a658ddfc0de0376b7650 100644
--- a/dockingcore/src/main/java/fr/soleil/docking/view/AbstractViewFactory.java
+++ b/dockingcore/src/main/java/fr/soleil/docking/view/AbstractViewFactory.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractViewFactory implements IViewFactory {
     public IView addView(String title, Icon icon, Component component, Object id, JComponent dockingArea) {
         IView view = createView(title, icon, component, id);
         updateViewForDockingArea(view, dockingArea);
-        return addView(view, false);
+        return addView(view, dockingArea == null);
     }
 
     protected abstract IView createView(String title, Icon icon, Component component, Object id);