diff --git a/ippisite/ippidb/views.py b/ippisite/ippidb/views.py
index 328e30a4f4e44ef7ac399376d9479c660b2eada2..703c850bc59f1306f2cac4e2cf9889475b5db887 100644
--- a/ippisite/ippidb/views.py
+++ b/ippisite/ippidb/views.py
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ def compound_list(request):
     display = request.GET.get('display')
     if display not in ['l', 't']:
         display = 'v'
+    context['display']=display
     compound_fields = {f.name: f.verbose_name for f in Compound._meta.get_fields() if not(f.is_relation)}
     sort_by_options = {}
     for sort_by_option_id in sort_by_option_ids: